Oysters are cool. Starfish are bastards. Fyi.

remember a few weeks ago, when i mentioned making my first non fiction pitch? dude got back to me and i *officially* have my first assignment. fifty bucks for 250 words. bank it, yo.

Howdy all. The issue of Existere, which I'm told has my story "Leap" in it, hits shelves at the end of next week. It's pretty. Peep this:


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Here's a list of books I want to read by September...

1. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
2. The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart
3. The Brothers Karamazov by Fydor Dostoevsky
4. The Way the Crow Flies by Ann Marie MacDonald
5. Falling Angels by Barbara Gowdy
6. Oven Man by Jeff Parker

...ongoing...

The other day I was walking past a used book bin on the side of the street. I stopped to take a peek, as I'm wont to do. The result was this crazy huge book on the science (science!) of practical hand reading. Amazing! I've decided it's fate and I'm going to incorporate it somehow ( Read more... )

I had a rough day at work yesterday. Here's what I need: tips for leaving work at work and not becoming depressed in my downtime. I'm serious. This is a life-skill I need to hone. Help?

I still get the willies every time I slide a story into an envelope, seal it, stick on some stamps, and hope for the best. Godspeed, little fella.

I think maybe I should get myself a website for my nascent writing career. Just to let the world know I'm there...?

Tomorrow I start work at this tourism place! And thus Andrew enters the real world for the summer. Brightside? He's got an OGS and it's looking like he might have the chutzpah to kicks the shit out of his student loans.

I've been in North Bay, trying to relax. At first I didn't know if it was a good idea to come here or not. I'm glad I did. Family rulz. Also rulz:

- Getting a job (the pay's not great, but it's in an office and it's going to be laid back, full time, starting soon)
- Getting OGS (living to fight another day, fuckerz)
- Not being so bleak about the