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June 19, 2025
Thursday Thoughts: Group of Seven (Part III)
Here’s the last segment of Leon’s Art Appreciation.
While not official members, two artists commonly associated with the group are Tom Thomson (1877–1917) and Emily Carr (1871–1945). Tom Thompson died before the formation of the Group or Seven, but his style had an influence on the works that would follow.
Northern Lake, Winter (1913)
Emily Carr is most famous for west coast landscapes, most notably showcasing indigenous culture of the region.
Heida (1928)
And that ends my foray into the world of Canadian art. You can visit https://thegroupofseven.ca/ for more.
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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June 18, 2025
Wednesday Top 10: Group of Seven (Part II)
Yesterday I introduced you to five of the Group of Seven, a collective of Canadian painters in the early 20th century. Those 5 of 7 is not to be confused with Seven of Nine, Star Trek’s attempt to boost ratings among adolescent boys and males of all other ages*
I know that you really want to go to the bottom of the page to see what that asterisk is about, so I’ll wait.
Done? Great. Now here are a few more of those famous Canadian artists:
J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932): Falls, Montreal River (1920)
Frederick Varley (1881–1969)
I thought I would deviate from the Canadian shield landscapes to show how even the early paintings had the distinctive the style.
German Prisoners (1918)
So that’s all seven, but wait, there’s more! Three others were added to the group.
A. J. Casson (1898–1992): October, Lake Superior
Edwin Holgate (1892–1977): Fisherman’s Houses (1933)
LeMoine FitzGerald (1890–1956): Doc Snyder’s House (1931)
More you say? I didn’t plan this to be Art Appreciation 101 week, but that’s how blogging goes, right? Tune in tomorrow for two more painters (and possibly less Star Trek).
If you want to know more, visit https://thegroupofseven.ca/
-Leon
*In case you are wondering, yeah it worked. Jeri Ryan played the rescued Borg drone and not coincidentally dating the producer/writer of the show at the time.
Oh you want some back story, do you? Well, turns out Annika Hansen was captured as a child by the Borg and assimilated into their cybernetic collective until she was found by the Federation starship Voyager (it had been flung 100s of lightyears from Earth and was attempting to return home). Seven of Nine was eventually to become a valued member of the crew.
And there’s a tangent for ya!
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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June 17, 2025
Tuesday Top 10: Group of Seven
Today is the last day of the G7meetings in Kananaskis, Alberta but I won’t bore you with more geopolitical posts.
Long before the G7 was formed, the Group of Seven was a celebrated group of Canadian landscape painters, from the 1920s and 30s, originally known as the Algonquin School. Their works are distinct from other artists at the time yet share connection with one another.
Now, I don’t claim to be an art aficionado, but I do enjoy looking at a well done painting for a little while*. Many of the Group of Seven’s painting were in the Canadian shield in Northern Ontario, with the lakes of Superior and Huron taking a staring role.
(I decided to split the post into two because it is graphic heavy.)
Franklin Carmichael (1890–1945): The Whitefish Hills (1929)
2. Lawren Harris (1885–1970): Pic Island (1923)
3. A. Y. Jackson (1882–1974): Barns (1926)
4. Frank Johnston (1888–1949): Fire Swept Algoma (1920)
Side note: I thought that Frank Johnston had a striking resemblance to Ricky Gervais.
5. Arthur Lismer (1885–1969): Lake (1914)
That’s it for today. If you want to know more, tune in tomorrow or visit https://thegroupofseven.ca/
-Leon
*In my traveling days, I have had the opportunity to see many famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa, Starry Night, American Gothic, Water Lilies, Nighthawks, and that Warhol painting with all the soup cans to name a few.
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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June 16, 2025
The Origin of Father’s Day
Yes I remembered Father’s Day. I called him in the morning and wished my mom a happy Father’s Day because she’s the one who answered and it always makes her laugh when do stuff like that. I didn’t talk to my dad though since he had just left for a walk.
“Do you want him to call you back?” my mom asked. “No, it’s okay. He’ll just tell me who he talked to on his walk and I never know any of the people he meets,” I replied. “Besides, I’ll see him when I come visit next week.”
“You are coming next week?” she asked.
“I thought I told you.” (I did.)
“We are going to visit [insert people I don’t know here] next week.”
Sigh. “The week after then?”
“Sure! What do you want for supper?”
“That’s two weeks away, mom. I’ll eat what you make.”
What followed was 5 minutes of meal planning. Anyway, here’s what I should have posted yesterday:
[Originally posted June 16, 2024]
The Origin of Father’s Day
Father’s Day, the much often neglected holiday (as opposed to Mother’s Day), has its beginnings over one hundred thousand years ago. Really. Due to a recent discovery deep in a cave—the location has been kept secret—we now have a transcript of that momentous day.
Oggy: Mom? Who is that stinky, hairy guy that keeps dragging in carcasses?
Mom: That’s your father, Oggy. Please be respectful. He works hard at hunting to feed us.
Oggy: Works hard?! He doesn’t hunt. I’ve seen him steal from the hyenas!
Mom: Is that so? Hmmm. That would explain the teeth marks on the femurs. Either way, he does bring us food.
Oggy: If you call rotting flesh, food. Tell him to invent fire so we can cook it, or at the very least, he could cultivate some limes so you can make ceviche.
Mom: Well, it wouldn’t hurt to thank him once and a while.
Oggy: Fine. I’ll thank him today, but that’s it.
Mom: How about every twelve times that circle in the sky is actually a circle.
Oggy: Aww, Mom. You know I can’t count past these.
[We can only assume he holds up his fingers]
Mom: Fine. Here are some clam shells. Just go buy him a card.
True story. Now you know.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads!
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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Monday Muse: The Presidency (G7, that is)
This year Canada hosts the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. I expect that some of Donald Trump’s aides will have to explain to him that Canada is not adopting a US style of government as it assumes the presidency of the G7 in 2025.
Each year, one of the world’s seven most advanced economies meet to discuss global economic and geopolitical issues. France, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada take turns (in that order) to host the event. In 1997 Russia joined making it the G8 but was kicked out in 2014 after it’s annexation of Crimea.
The European Union is also attends because it’s a large economy, along with Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, South Korea, Mexico, and Ukraine at the invitation of the host country.
What has been accomplished in the past? Support for Ukraine and a unified front for sanctions against Russia, cooperation to rebuild economies after the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change targets, and an emphasis in engaging other world economies leading to the creation of the G20.
On this year’s agenda:
promote international peace and security counter foreign interference, with a focus on transnational repression fight transnational crime address global pressures driving migration boost collaboration to prevent, fight, and recover from wildfiresfortify critical mineral supply chains drive AI adoption across public and private sectorsunlock the full potential of quantum technology to grow our economies attract private investment to build the infrastructure of the future create higher-paying jobs for our citizens open dynamic global markets where businesses can compete and succeedOther discussions will include a just and lasting peace for Ukraine and other areas of conflict around the world. I’m sure Israel and Iran will be on the agenda.
Oh, and 2:1 odds Trump gets mad at one of the leaders and says something stupid.
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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June 15, 2025
Songs for a Sunday: Bon Iver
Bon Iver is one of those bands that I cannot name a single song they play but when I hear them I think, “Yeah, I like that.”
Bon Iver (derived from the French phrase bon hiver meaning good winter) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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June 14, 2025
Weekend Wrap-up June 14: Don’t Rain on My Parade
Rain and thunderstorms are forecasted for today in Washington D.C., which could cancel the dictator-wannabe’s $45 million military parade. It is meant to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US Army, but coincidentally also lands on the president’s birthday.
Okay, maybe not coincidentally.
There have been military parades before in the US capitol. In 1865 to celebrate the end of the civil war, in 1942 after World War II, and most recently in 1991 at the end of the Gulf war.
Other countries have military parades as well. India has one on Republic Day, France on Bastille Day, and South Korea celebrates Armed Forces Day. There is also ANZAC Day in Australia and Independence Day in Ukraine. But this parade is drawing comparisons to ones that are held in China, Russia, North Korea, and Nazi Germany.
Is it a fair comparison? I guess it depends who you talk to.
The 250th of anything is a reason to celebrate, but since the president decided to hold it on his birthday and he has stated that all great leaders have military parades so why not here, it has shrouded the whole event in negativity, not to mention the recent mobilization of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles to “protect” immigration enforcement agents currently conducting raids at Home Depots, farms, restaurants, and food packing facilities, not to mention schools and courthouses.
But probably the biggest issue is the $45 million price tag when cost-cutting is a priority in the current administration and social services such as Medicare and Medicade are facing drastic cutbacks. And that cost doesn’t take into consideration how much it will take to repair the roads after 40-ton tanks rumble through the city.
Protests are organized all over the US today against the Trump administration but intentionally not in the capital.
I think many people are hoping for rain.
-Leon
In case you missed my blog:Weekend Wrap-up June 14: Don’t Rain on My ParadeJust for Fun Friday: The self-interviews just kept coming.Thursday Thoughts: Brian WilsonWeird Wednesday: Strange BrewMonday Music: The End?Hope you enjoyed the recap! Feel free to share it with others.
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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June 13, 2025
Just for Fun Friday: The self-interviews just kept coming.
After publishing 2 books, I was frantically scouring the internet for marketing ideas and I came across a guest post opportunity. Rather than regurgitate one of my last interviews, I decided to craft a brand new self interview.
Thanks again to thestoryreadingapeblog.com for the chance to reach new readers!
The Very Third One: Leon Stevens Interviews Leon Stevens (again)Originally published @thestoryreadingapeblog.com
Hello. I’m Leon Stevens and I’m sitting here with author Leon Stevens who has written two books, Lines by Leon-Poems, Prose and Pictures, and The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. Well, here we are again.
It seems that way.
You wrote down a list of questions for the guest post on thestoryreadingapeblog.com. Where did you come across that site?
Through my WordPress blog. I was reading a repost of a book marketing article.
How is your blog coming along?
Better than I thought. I’ve been writing something almost daily.
Nice. Shall we get to the questions?
Fire away.
Now bear in mind I do know all these answers so try to forget who I am.
I wish I could.
[silence]
I’ll let that pass. Question 1: Have you always been a writer?
Not until I learned how to hold a pencil if that’s what you mean.
It’s not … I meant writing on order to get published.
Ahh, no. I don’t recall wanting to write until I needed to. I began to write songs and song lyrics to get my thoughts and emotions onto paper, which evolved into poetry.
Do you consider yourself a poet?
I suppose. Poetry is one aspect of my writing, but I think that if you write poetry, then you are a poet. Some people might think that if you are a “real” poet, then that’s all you do, describe the world through verse.
Do you read a lot of poetry?
Not really. I don’t think it’s a prerequisite to writing meaningful works. Maybe it’s a way to be unique.
Do you think you are unique?
I think we all are—except for you and me.
Shouldn’t that be: You and I?
Who knows?. Or is it whom knows? No. It’s who knows.
Don’t we all love grammar?
Oh boy, do we ever!
Question #2—
Actually, it’s the seventh question you’ve asked. Go back and read the transcript.
[silence]
Next question then. What do you write about then?
I write poems about emotions, struggles, ego, environment, travel, and everyday experiences. Some poems have a humorous edge to them.
Example?
Of?
Something humorous from your book.
Umm. I wrote this one about a sock:
The Sock
Is there anything lonelier than discarded clothing?
A sign of disappointment, of rejection, of loathing
Threadbare and stained, no fight left within
Wondering what events caused this great sin
Did you wear out your welcome, what did you do?
Was it a weakness of cotton
That allowed the big toe to come through?
Was it your owner’s odd gait that wore through the heel?
Taking the blame, how did that feel?
Was your partner discarded or saved for another
Pair that shares the same fate and just the right color?
Are all your poems light-hearted?
No. There are many that are much deeper emotionally, but it is nice to be able to take a break and laugh.
Your latest book is a science fiction book. Why the change in genre?
Science fiction has always been my favorite, and I had all these ideas kicking around.
Why short stories?
Why not.
Care to elaborate?
Some of my earliest memories of reading was short science fiction, either reading it or listening to my father making up stories at bedtime.
He made up stories for you?
I thought he did. I would come across stories as I was reading years later that I could have sworn I had read before but then I realized that he had told those ones to me.
So he passed them off as his own?
Well, he didn’t say they were not, and I never asked, so no plagiarism there.
Any other reason for writing short stories?
When I have an idea and start to write, my stories seem to come to a natural conclusion sooner rather than later. There is a challenge to writing short, though. Developing characters to the minimum, letting the reader fill in the details of the setting, and I think successful short stories either end with a twist or leave the reader thinking.
Your shortest story?
The title story The Knot at the End of the Rope is 175 words. I have some stories in my poetry book, the shortest one there is 41, but it’s more of a caption to a picture than a story.
So, if you don’t have time to read a novel…
Exactly.
Any other projects on the go?
I do have a book of classical guitar compositions, and I am currently working on a continuation of one of my short stories. Its up to 12000 words so far.
So, not a short story then.
It will probably finish up being a novella, but you never know.
I do.
You do?
Naw. This has been fun as usual. Thank you for sparing the time to sit down and talk to me.
You knew I wasn’t doing anything anyway.
True. Coffee?
Please.
Want more? Here are all the interviews in one place (kind of)
Leon Stevens Interviews Himself
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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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June 12, 2025
Thursday Thoughts: Brian Wilson
This is the first song by The Beach Boys I remember hearing:
What makes Good Vibrations a great song? Could it be the rhythmic Hammond organ sound over breathy vocals? How about the harmonies? The Theremin which is actually and electro-Theremin? The modulation to a higher key usually saved for later in songs? How about the mid-song relaxation break followed by a repeating mantra? The rhythmic guitar preceding falsetto vocals?
You decide.
Is this the most beautiful Brian Wilson song?
I’ll leave off with a Brian Wilson song not written by Brian Wilson.
Brian Wilson (1942-2025)
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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June 11, 2025
Weird Wednesday: Strange Brew
I like beer.
As a Canadian, it is a right of passage when you are a teenager to find that one guy to buy you a case of beer to celebrate your friend’s parents going away. The problem is two-fold. One, he will overcharge you, and two he will proceed to take at least four bottles from the case as a surcharge, or what the kids today call a tariff. And we couldn’t be picky about the brand we received. You ask for beer, you get beer.
What was the first brands we drank? Probably one of these:
Ahhh, the stubby bottle. I miss those little guys.
After a few years of underage drinking, we fell under the spell of wanting to be the cool beer drinkers and being brand loyal, so our beer of choice became a Western Canadian brew:
In 1985 the two major breweries in Canada, Molson and Labatt’s, when on strike, forcing underage drinkers to resort to American beer. Here’s a history lesson from the show SCTV:
Then something happened that changed everything: Crocodile Dundee. Because of that movie we realized that there were other beers out there, all over the world and it became fashionable to drink imported beer, not counting US brands.
Not to ignore the title of this post, here is a true Canadian classic:
That concludes this week’s beer journey. Maybe another next week.
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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