Heather Haley's Blog, page 13
May 23, 2017
“A Temporary Stranger” launch
Sadly missed, I’ve been a friend and associate of Jamie Reid’s since 1994 after returning to Vancouver from an expatriate stint in Los Angeles, having gone down there with my band to become a rock star. Obviously, that didn’t pan out but all in all, it was a marvelous experience. Eight months pregnant, I founded […]
May 14, 2017
My mother Corona Haley
My dearly long-departed French/Irish mother Corona Haley grew up on the banks of the Matapédia River. She’d endured a hard life, was charming, feisty, sexy, funny and a consummate storyteller. Family lore has it that she was born in the convent because her mother was only 15 years old when she got pregnant and for […]
April 24, 2017
Please Vote
This bears repeating…Christy Clark is a liar! “Families First.” What a crock. Christy Clark will say anything to get re-elected. That is for certain, as is the case with most politicians, but Clark takes dishonesty and hypocrisy to new levels. The Liberals-such a misnomer-are very good at coming up with snazzy sound bites though. As […]
April 13, 2017
In Between Porcelain Thrones
There is no money in poetry. There is no poetry in money either but that provides little consolation when it’s time to pay the rent. Seven toilet day! Six too many. First cleaning job/condo had four, two on the second floor, then one on each of the other floors. Is this really necessary I’m thinking […]
March 24, 2017
Something to look forward to
Swamped! I’ve been expanding my business and with spring finally here, find myself overwhelmed, but too much work is better than not enough, right? I like being my own boss but I’m seriously burning out. Fortunately my best friend Cathy is kindly taking me to London and Barcelona with her to celebrate her birthday in […]
Something to look forward to, plus Goodreads giveway!
Swamped! I’ve been expanding my business and with spring finally here, find myself overwhelmed, but too much work is better than not enough, right? I like being my own boss but I’m seriously burning out. Oh, and check out our new Home & Hearth Custom Cleaning Services website! Fortunately my best friend Cathy is kindly […]
February 28, 2017
Liar, Liar
“Families First.” What a crock. Christy Clark will say anything to get re-elected. That is for certain, as is the case with most politicians, but Clark takes dishonesty and hypocrisy to new levels. The Liberals-such a misnomer-are very good at coming up with snazzy sound bites though. As the parent of a child on the […]
February 14, 2017
“Bushwhack” @ Versogramas
I received an email from Spanish poet, producer Celia Parra inviting me to participate in Versogramas, a “a transmedia project about the international videopoetry scene. It will include a documentary, a book, DVD, exhibition and webdoc.” They would like to feature Bushwhack, a videopoem I made a few years back with Tina Schliessler and Chris […]
February 6, 2017
“May you live in interesting times.”
But, this is getting ridiculous! Well, it is a curse. And the shit has hit the fan. My mind is having difficulty assimilating recent events. It’s Canada First in my book but a Trump presidency is impossible to ignore. People are just getting over the shock of his victory and still arguing about how it […]
February 1, 2017
Why Can’t Things Be Better?
I’m not leaving. I hope! Holding on, hanging in, so far. Esteemed filmmaker friends Charles Wilkinson and Tina Schliessler are currently working on No Fixed Address, a documentary about Vancouver’s housing crisis, though they refer to it as a “housing situation.” Call it what you will, I’m determined to remain in my beloved Vancouver, though […]
