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I wrote this post 8 years ago, for the French Open. The Federer/Nadal rivalry was already one of the all-time great ones, though Nadal had not yet "run away" with the head to head. That took a little lustre off it as a rivalry in terms of their … [Read more]
An exciting week, this, and its only Tuesday. Monday, I connected with the Sunnybrook Foundation to begin a donor-relationship with funds from the sale of Tragically Hip, Twisted, going specifically to the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer … [Read more]
My newest project, Tragically Hip, Twisted, the illustrated collection of short stories inspired by Tragically Hip songs, has gotten some nice pre-release attention. Much thanks to CTV Ottawa and Lianne Lang, and Ben Bulmer and the legendary LowDown … [Read more]
Update: I have a web page for my Tragically Hip-inspired ebooks, and my new hardcover illustrated collection, Tragically Hip, Twisted. Check it out here. But if you still want to read this post, by all means, read on... Over a decade ago I began a … [Read more]
I am late with this announcement, but very proud to make it: My debut novel The Flood has been named a finalist in the thriller category for Foreword Review's annual IndieFab book awards. https://indiefab.forewordreviews.com/finalists/2015/ … [Read more]
I'm a great lover. Of books. I just discovered an historic document! A list of all the books I'd read from 2003 to the beginning of 2011. I began keeping the list because I thought it would pressure me to read more. It wound up just being fun, … [Read more]
My new op-ed in the National Post on the much ignored Stabbing Intifada and how it demonstrates the absurdity of using death toll ratios to condemn Israel. Nut sentence: When a society worships death, honours suicide attackers and forces … [Read more]
I'll be volunteering in support of a medical mission to rural Tanzania in February. The mission is organized by Canada-Africa Community Health Alliance (CACHA-ASCCA) , a very grassroots Ottawa NGO that has been doing great work abroad for more than a … [Read more]
My 4-star, #1 bestselling thriller novel The Flood is on sale FREE Oct 29-31. Tell your friends. Tell your enemies! Tell your frenemies and baristas! Click on the image to get FREE on Amazon. … [Read more]
My new op-ed in our excellent local small town paper, The Low Down to Hull and Back News. This was not meant as a defence specifically of the planned memorial to the victims of communism in Ottawa, but to explain why, more fundamentally, we should … [Read more]
I have a new passion, as of yesterday. I've been gorging on a very niche form of music: jamming between strangers. I didn't just discover this yesterday. I've been participating in it for over twenty years, but I just discovered the YOUTUBE videos. … [Read more]
On the river, you hear the danger before you see it . That loud white noise, the sound of a thousand toilets flushing; a buzzing in your brain so similar to the one before the trip, when you wondered if just maybe this was a bad idea. You come … [Read more]
I love whitewater canoeing. Having a chance to contribute to the fantastic Ottawa Outdoors Magazine on my favourite subject was great. Basically, a primer to get readers out onto the plentiful whitewater rivers of our region. Ottawa Outdoors … [Read more]
Saturday I had a great opportunity to be at the books table for Wakefield Literary Festival's discussion with Charlotte Gray and Sean Michaels. I did a post on the event for apt613, Ottawa's fantastic culture … [Read more]
