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Bob MacKenzie

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in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

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Poetry, Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction

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Back in another century, I ran away to join the circus. At least, I did the "writer" equivalent when I quit high school to become a poet and, in general, a writer.

I began my career as a junior reporter at The Calgary Herald newspaper, a job for which both my editors and I agreed I was not particularly well-suited, and left after one year. I spent a summer teaching myself the basics of writing for radio and television with help and advice from friends already working in the industry.

My first job in radio was as a continuity writer at CFCW, the country music station in northern Alberta. From there I went on to work as a writer and producer in a number of stations in Alberta and Ontario before moving into regional advertising agencies.

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Bob MacKenzie I won the book Ghost Shadow: Unfinished Sins but unfortunately I haven't received it yet Kindly update me with the status?

Bob MacKenzie Hello Ankur. Yes, this has taken quite a while. The books had been sent out by regular mail on June 23, so almost eight weeks ago. My experience has b…moreHello Ankur. Yes, this has taken quite a while. The books had been sent out by regular mail on June 23, so almost eight weeks ago. My experience has been that it can take as long as three months for a package to travel from Canada to India, so I hope the book will arrive soon. Yesterday, I received an e-mail from a winner in England who had only just received her copy.

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Bob MacKenzie For some reason, I am a magnet for the disenfranchised and the damaged - the homeless, those in deep poverty, those with psychological issues but func…moreFor some reason, I am a magnet for the disenfranchised and the damaged - the homeless, those in deep poverty, those with psychological issues but functional enough to be on the street, those who are under the influence of drink or drugs. They come up to me as though they have known me for years and, perhaps because I don't just walk away but take the time to listen, they tell me stories.

The mystery is why these people are attracted to approach me.

So, as my character is walking down the street, a stranger in rags approaches him and tells a strange tale of murder and deception...

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	The Hired Gun 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Another Eternity: A History from a Fallen House Redeemed and Saved 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spirit Quest by Bob MacKenzie (Goodreads Author), Sharlena Wood 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost Shadow: Unfinished Sins 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agape: Heaven & Earth by Bob MacKenzie (Goodreads Author), Faye Batchelor, Nancy Wills it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Songrise: the Words and Vision of Bob MacKenzie it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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While ever-changing and always current with the times, the literary magazines more often called little magazines or litmags among my generation of writers and activists, have enjoyed a long and important history. On September 1st, I wrote about the sense of community found in these nontraditional presses by writers who were political or were in other ways outliers or outsiders during the mid-20th

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“Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them—if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

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