I originally saw this film as part of Silver Screenings 1967 Blog-a-thon in June. The site asks contributors to see a film made in 1967, considered a break out year in film making, and write about it. The angle can come from anywhere from historical context, director, actor, or cinematography. I looked for a … Continue reading Throw Back Tuesday: Far From the Madding Crowd (1967 Version)
A Coincidental Purchase
Between Twitter and Tumblr stalking, this story seems appropriate. It begins with getting a bus pass from the college bookstore. While they do sell textbooks and supplies, on occasion they have some well-priced books for the heck of it. One of them caught my eye: Interesting, I thought. I picked up the book, priced at … Continue reading A Coincidental Purchase
Saturday Night is Alright for Writing
When life thwarts your plans to head down to the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, simply rest and use the rest of Saturday to do other stuff. While my place has pockets of chaos, I am now one less coffee table thanks to my brother heading down to bundle the thing up to take my parent's place. … Continue reading Saturday Night is Alright for Writing
Sometimes WordPress staff either write a post, or post something, I didn't know I needed until that moment. It's like my new coffee table. When I went to La-Z-Boy, it's to help a friend find a couch. I spied a coffee table with a propped up top, suddenly the reason for shoving my glass top … Continue reading
New Book Kudos!
In the Wood received some kudos from KC Oliver. KC came back to Off the Wall, and it's like she never left. Looking forward to swapping works in progress with her. 🙂
Getting the Angle Right
Blogging U takes a new turn as I go from the basics to diving deeper on form and content. No homework yet, but the first entry discusses looking at a topic from another angle. Then it dawned on my writing had blinders on. On the surface, something looks impossible. In the Woods taught me to … Continue reading Getting the Angle Right
See Richard Armitage putting on his shirt
What the devil is going on…*jaw drops open*…..never mind.
In The Woods has launched!
Here’s Susan Rocan’s summary of Off The Wall’s book launch of In the Woods. This is what taking one’s time looks like. 😉 Susan also published two young adult novels set in Canada’s past. Check them out on her website with a chapter sample from Withershins.
Yesterday, my writers group and I launched our third anthology. The first was called Sex Death and Grain Elevators, because any story told about the Canadian prairies supposedly needed all three ingredients. The second was called, Where In The World Is Carmen Manitoba? which contained stories about aliens and UFOs because in the ’70s the town of Carmen was the home of Charlie Red Star, a strange red light that traveled the highway into town, attracting UFO hunters from all over the continent.
Off The Wall presents In The Woods is the title of our latest collection of fiction, poetry, actual sighting reports and photos of the elusive Sasquatch. The book was self-published using the Espresso Machine at McNally Robinson Booksellers. The Espresso Machine is a wonderful new invention that creates a book for you in about five minutes, right before your eyes! The machine, located right inside the…
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Hooray!
The laptop has returned, cleaned of the Malware stuck in its recesses. It goes to show people even the most careful out in the net will catch something. It's almost like the techno-version of the common cold. Now to catch up on the to-list of posts for this blog. Yikes!!!!!!!!!
In the Woods Launch Recap
Normally I recap other people's book launches. I remember Chadwick Ginther's two book launches for Thunder Road and Tombstone Blues, marveling at how collected he looked at the event. I felt like a jangle of nerves, despite assurances from my group it's friends and family. Among the group are two people (Susan and Chris) experienced … Continue reading In the Woods Launch Recap
Unpaused Life 