My fondness for literal humour has roots. Only recently, those memories were discovered. This book was in my second grade classroom. My eyes read it dozens of times over the course of the school year. The character Amelia Bedelia is in my view one of the most underappreciated in all of literature. My mispronunciation of […]
Midway through the summer I shared a pic through Twitter of my niece with me holding her. What followed was a series of private messages from readers with the same theme. “I thought you hated kids!” Absolutely no where in my essays, blog posts and any published works have I ever written the words “I hate kids/children.” […]
It is a major work. Every minute spent on researching and writing this book was well worth it. The very day when it struck me to write Planned UnParenthood I knew I was on to something very special. Five years after the initial release, it still is something special. Shortly after the release, a reader […]
It is always kind of fun to discover great writers who have a ton of work published. Over the last decade one of my favourite discoveries has been the work of Michael Moorcock. It was through the music of the space-rock legends in Hawkwind that I learned of his books. There have been a few […]
There are just too many great images of book marks out there on Pinterest Boards. I could not even narrow down one to use here. Seriously, it was several minutes of entertaining viewing. Google “bookmarks” and go to images. Some really fun stuff. Over the years I have gathered a significant amount of online and […]
On a tattered piece of note paper, I found a written question. It was something I asked about e-readers and their sudden surge in popularity at the time. Were e-books going to become the way of the absolute future? How long before this question could even be answered really. They provide a certain level of […]
Originally released in 2012 and revised this year, my book is continuing to be a launch pad for topics of discussion surrounding the choice not to have children. I never intended to re-read the book again but was encouraged by the idea that even a slight revision could maybe redefine the discussion. I have used […]
It was a few months ago when I was looking to bring a new focus into all aspects of my life. On somewhat of a whim, I wrote to one of my favourite word warriors with a view to seeing if she would recommend something. A book, an essay, anything. To my delight, she wrote […]
Reading is a refresher to writing. Reading is learning structure and style. In a sense, reading can feel like a relaxing kind of work. Of the many books I have read over the last few years, most have been autobiographies about musicians whose artistic output I have enjoyed immensely. In most of these kinds of […]
How often has it happened to you? A decent idea that might be workable. Front and center. You think about writing it down but trust yourself that it will be so good that you will recall it later. Only when you recall later, you just recall that you had a seemingly brilliant thought that vanished. […]
Dann Alexander 