Memory is perplexing, and unfair. I can’t remember the funniest thing my kids did just last week but I can recall countless inane moments from thirty years ago in vivid detail. I’d much rather have gloriously detailed memories of my children’s lives than the pointless goings-on of a grade five geography class back in 1983, […]
My Life Is A Song #65
Love songs can be … … nauseating. As my children assert their musical tastes on the household, my ears are increasingly besieged by the stomach churning bilge that is a pop music ballads. Not that rock ballads or, god forbid, country ballads are much better and I say that as someone who greatly appreciated when […]
My Life Is A Song #28
If you’ve known me long enough you know full well my feelings towards dance music. The Twist on Saturday nights was not what you’d call my favourite past time but dammit that’s where the girls were. This song is from long after I stopped going to The Twist or any other such nightclub. I didn’t […]
My Life Is A Song #26
Getting married is kind of a big deal. Picking a song for that first dance just might be the biggest deal of the aforementioned big deal. At least it is for the groom who probably has at least some interest in this decision unlike, say, flowers or dresses. Choosing that perfect song that captures the […]
My Traitorous Mind – A Short Short Story, Thankfully
Two months ago I provided the world a great pleasure by publishing what is arguably the worst horror story ever written. It is the worst because it is not very good, of course, but also because it’s not bad enough to be loved for its badness. It will never become a cult classic or shared […]