Author Archives: kc dyer

Said goodbye to a dear friend this weekend. Jan Furst, whom I have known for more than 10 years [which, as you can see, was a very small part of his life] left the world a better place than he entered it, almost 99 years ago. An author, a shipwright, an engineer, a dancer, aContinue reading “Goodbye Jan…”

…don’tcha know. Culture Week, that is, here in British Columbia, and Canadiana is breaking out all over. Here’s what’s happening in my wee village:   I’ll be one of the ‘live performances’, doing readings at the village library from 12:30 to 1:30pm, with the very poetically talented Mister William Kimmett also reading. There’ll be musicContinue reading “It’s Cult-cha…”

This little baby is rocking my world these days. It is, for you plebean types who may not recognize the inherent gorgeousity, a vintage [c. 1950-ish]  juicer. My friend A Novel Woman [hereafter known as The Negotiator] wrangled a guy down to 20 bucks for this beauty at the Lachute Flea Market. It is solidContinue reading “Squeeeeeze…”

well-loved bearOne of the highlights of my summer was spending time with my friends A Novel Woman and Kathy Chung, in a picturesque spot just west of Montreal called Lac Louisa. If you check out A Novel Woman’s blog, you can enjoy an embarrassment of photographic riches of the place. We had so much fun,Continue reading “La Belle Lachute”

Last post [for the present, anyway] on my recent jaunt to Korea. I’ve saved the best for last — some of the creepy, krazy coolness I found while prowling the streets of Seoul. As mentioned in an earlier post, the surface of Seoul is often pink and cute, Hello Kitty style. But just a littleContinue reading “kc’s krazy creepy Korea Cool”

Apart from the superhighway that took me away from the airport [which looked like superhighways do, the world over], the best part of Korea for me were the streets. I was with friends and always safe, but I tell you — we walked down our share of creepy laneways while we were there. No suchContinue reading “Seoul Streets [and alleys…]”

This has certainly been a summer of adventure for me — always a good thing for a writer, as every new experience has a way of slipping into the work somewhere. After a day home post-Seoul, I took off again for Quebec for a few days with friends. More on that soon. But for now,Continue reading “Korea Comestibles…”

Sitting here at the Incheon airport with my buddy Lee [aka Mr. Wiz], preparing to put ourselves into the hands of the Gods of Physics for our trip home to Vancouver. My time in Korea has been amazing — a great week of camp capped off with two incredible days in Seoul. The wifi hereContinue reading “Korea Farewell…”

This is a shot of the sun, fighting through the hot fog in this strange-weather week here in Korea. This is a place where the wallpaper leaps off the walls if one leaves the windows open to the steamy outdoor air. But indoors here at Hankuk University in Yongin, things are crazy and creative, ifContinue reading “Of Cake & Chopsticks and all things Creative”

Super Hero camp continues here in Korea, with great strides being made by all present.   Superhero logos are being designed, [you can see a couple of astonishing examples in this first picture], stories written, comic title pages designed and books are being devoured.     [Harry works on his comic page, below.]    Continue reading “Of Logos & Lunch”