Jan 18, 2016
The Plow
This story was recently published in The Danforth Review. It's the third of my stories they've taken. Makes me happy yes it does. Here it...
Apr 15, 2015
Fifty trees of Montreal
April is a mocking month. Makes me think of lush trees and Bronwyn Chester, variegated trees and Bronwyn Chester, unique trees with...
Mar 8, 2015
CBC In The Field
David Guttnick of CBC Radio joined Mindy Pollak and I last year on a few outings. He was fascinated by our friendship. I suppose in...
Feb 9, 2015
Wasting my young years
Years ago Kathryn dug up a box of old super-8 film from her childhood. She had an inkling of what was in there but hadn't seen any of the...
Nov 30, 2014
Anyhow in a corner: Interview with André Alexis
Can one still write about idyllic towns in idyllic southern Ontario peopled with archetypal characters who grapple with Faith, Love,...
Nov 19, 2014
Montreal Gazette: Sukkah battle
This OpEd was published in the Montreal Gazette (here) in response to conflicts yet again in Outremont. In 2011, Outremont councillor...
Nov 16, 2014
Nov 13, 2014
Outremont: where stating the obvious gets you in trouble
Apparently you’re not allowed to call a spade a spade in Outremont. When Christian Aubry was forcibly ejected by the Mayor from a recent...
Sep 22, 2014
Two states, one man
Jawdat Eid lives with his wife and two children in Nazareth, Israel. He has a Masters in Social Work, is a doctoral student in Education,...
Aug 15, 2014
la révolution not so tranquille
My October is one of the most politically audacious novels I have ever read, certainly for Canadian fiction. Claire Holden Rothman...
May 23, 2014
Donne-moi un break
Mathieu Murphy-Perron is a Montreal playwright, writer, photographer and activist. He also has a day job. Wait – nix that. Hehad a day...
May 1, 2014
They were promised the sea
Morocco is stunning: red mud villages rise out of the scraggy desert, the sky always azur blue, majestic Atlas mountains in the...
Apr 17, 2014
Mot/town: Kathleen Winter
We met Kathleen Winter at Jean Talon market as the fall light began casting long shadows. Apples and pumpkins were plentiful, everything...
Apr 11, 2014
Mot/town: Madeleine Thien
Madeleine Thien met Elise and I in a Mile End alley. There seemed to always be barking in the distance, fitting for the author of Dogs at...
Mar 31, 2014
View from poolside
“J’habite un building où il y a une piscine. Je vais me baigner une fois par semaine pour faire de l’aqua-gym. Et puis arrivent deux...
