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I’ve also noticed that nothing seems to happen all at once, but at this moment it is the everything phase. A few of the exciting things happening: my forty-fifth birthday, buying a new house in a better location in our neigbourhood and getting ready to put our current one up for sale on Monday. And…

While I await the arrival of proofs, I’m gearing up for the 87th annual Canadian Authors Association national conference, taking place July 3 – 6 in Edmonton. Looks like there’s going to be a great slate of presenters and workshops. Looking forward to schmoozing and mingling, and catching up with the great CAA folks in…

Calgary Public Library is celebrating the centenary of city council’s orginal decision to build a library, with a grant from Andrew Carnegie, and they are asking Calgarians why the library is important to them. They used my story, here: http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/100/stories.aspx?g=0 Actually, I have lots of library stories, but that one will do for now.

It’s official — the launch for my novel Love Minus Zero will take place on Thursday, November 13th at 7:00 PM at Memorial Park Library (lower level), 1221 – 2nd St. SW, Calgary. Very exciting! Here’s something I didn’t know I’d have to do — get a liquor license. Huh. It’s going to be just…

Maybe you never wondered about that kind of thing, but I do. Did, that is. I don’t mean the blurbs that are quotes from your hopefully famous friends, talking about how wonderful your work is — Oberon doesn’t seem to use those (which is fine by me). I mean the thing that’s the enticing little…

I was in touch with Nick at Oberon yesterday and now have a rough idea of what will be going on the next few months. Contract is forthcoming shortly, and the proofs will be along sometime later (that will be weird). The books should be back from the printers by mid-October, but he warned me…

While the James Muretich Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus event that took place Sunday night at Old Flames Central doesn’t really have anything to do with either of my books, directly, it was a good promo event. And an opportunity to catch up with some of the punk gang from ye olden days. Holy. Saw The…

Just got back from Express Posting a hard copy of Love Minus Zero to Oberon Press. That feels good. It occured to me while I was printing it that I will probably never have to print it again. That also feels good, because I’ve printed that sucker and shipped it off quite a few times….