Author Archives: kc dyer

Well, ye olde treade-mille has now been repaired and running smoothly again for almost two months. I am SO enjoying being back on it every day while I work. My virtual trip across Canada proceeds apace, and I haven’t done an update for a while, so here goes… A bit of counting on fingers andContinue reading “Treadhead Update”

Holy crow — can’t believe we are at the twentieth episode already! I have under 10 minutes to get this posted before midnight. Will I make it? We shall see… This story is about a flight into the strangest of nightmares — the very first taste of nETHERWORLD. Enjoy!     More soon…   ~kc

Tonight’s story is inspired by a piece written by Hannah Nordhaus that I read on boingboing earlier this month. You can find it here: http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/the-honeybees-are-still-dying.html Really worth reading. I do hope you enjoy my particular take on it, though the subject matter is sad. Perhaps someone listening will be inspired to help solve the problem…?Continue reading “Bedtime Story: CLOSING TIME”

kc @siwc, photo by Ursula MaxwellYou know, this has been a pretty productive year for me on the writing front. It’s turned out to have a fairly short-storied focus, but the words have definitely been coming. I’ve written [and podcasted] eighteen stories –or excerpts — so far this year, and this looks to continue. OnContinue reading “kcnowrimo”

In which we find a special sanctuary designed for women by Nora; a Walden-esque spot that may well prove to be too good to be true…*                         More soon…   ~kc   *A combination of sleep deprivation and technical difficulties prevented this post fromContinue reading “Bedtime Story: NORA’S NUNNERY, Chapter 1 — The Arrival”

This is a kid-style story, inspired by a tale of the finding of ancient flutes in a grove of trees, as told to Sheryl MacKay on CBCs North by Northwest program last weekend. I loved the idea of music secretly hidden in the trees, and this story is the result. Not that it really answersContinue reading “Bedtime Story: IN THE TREES”

Happy Friday night! Delighted it’s week’s end at last. It’s been a busy one for me. Loads of presentations, tons of cool new people, lots of stories told. This is part three of The Archer, one of the stories of the Young Knight. It’s been a few weeks since I put up the beginnings ofContinue reading “Bedtime story – THE YOUNG KNIGHT: The Archer, pt 3”

This one comes highly recommended by the most lovely and articulate Ev Bishop. If you are a 14-19 year old writer, why not give it a try? [No fee required!] Deets here: http://www.oneteenstory.com/index.php?page=contest   More soon…     ~kc  

This is the concluding episode of THE RIVER, in which Lito continues his baffling conversation with Bartok, meets a pair of brawling businessmen and learns something of himself. This story was inspired by another, real-life story, told to me by a friend, about a family member who was lost forever. It had me thinking aboutContinue reading “Bedtime Story: THE RIVER, pt 3”

Just returned from a quick visit to Ontario, mostly to visit my daughter before life sweeps her away from me again. She is the quintessential adventure girl, and has plans to head off to a dig in the Middle East this summer before resuming her studies in the UK. But this week was all aboutContinue reading “Thesmophoriasuzae”