Réal Laplaine's Blog, page 8

Audre Bunis and the Buffalo Kid

Audre Bunis, of Buffalo New York, recently passed. Audre���s family started the Sample Shop stores, in 1928, which went on to expand around New York state.

It's not science fiction if it's true

Although there are some, those with either another agenda to protect, or those who have their eyes closed, who claim that global warming is either fake or not an issue, but most of us know that it is real, and that if we...

Does Canada need a crime-fighting hero?

Well, hmm, debatable, considering that crime in Canada, according to one or more sources, has been on the decline since around 1990. Canada is ranked around 39th in the world, relative to its population size (37 million)...

Is watching porn supporting human trafficking?

Is watching porn supporting human trafficking? It's a tough question to answer, naturally, because neither industry is going to be transparent about the issue.

Who is The Buffalo Kid?

When I published the book, The Buffalo Kid, some people mis-interpreted the title as an allusion to the infamous American frontier character, Buffalo Bill. The two characters are not even vaguely related.

Are authors being lured into compromising their work?

This could be a touchy subject for some, or many, so I apologize in advance if what I am about to say offends you.

Have authors been compromised?

This could be a touchy subject for some, or many, so I apologize in advance if what I am about to say offends you.

Nukes - do you think they will never be used?

Someone started the phrase, "What you don't know won't hurt you," which is used to justify not being transparent with others, for whatever reason.

Author Feature: R��al Laplaine at nfreads.com

I think the inspiration to write was first seeded back in high school, in Canada, where I grew up, when I read such books as 1984 by Orwell, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Miller and of course, Tolkien. The author who final...

A Tribute to Radiator Don as the Buffalo Kid

In 2009 I published my very first book, The Buffalo Kid. I have since published #14.
The story was inspired by homeless people I had met in my life, living in Los Angeles, and then Buffalo, New York. It was also very mu...