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…right now, currently rocketing through the wilds of Ontario on the back of a snorting steam engine, belching brimstone and sorcery. [And THAT, Via Rail, is a far, far better description than you deserve, I must say…] But while I am away, I beg — nay, I PLEAD — that you turn your attention toContinue reading “On the road…”

Hope your Earth Hour was well-enjoyed last night, and your day today was less a celebration of Fools than a joyful return to April [at LAST]! I spent Earth Hour last night in a warm bath with the denizens of The Guild for company via laptop battery. Today I did a quick tweet-around to seeContinue reading “Earth Hour Fallout”

…are YOU ready to unplug?                           More soon…     ~kc

Inspired by a sad, true story I heard recently, this one — hopefully — turns out to be a little less sad, with a bit of a supernatural twist.     Posted THIS close to midnight, so no time for more now, except — REALLY enjoyed The HUNGER GAMES movie tonight. You?      Continue reading “Bedtime Story: THE RIVER, pt 1”

No foolin’! First time ever, an opening date for the contest. It’s going to be a real winner this year — people are clamouring at the gates already. You can find a bit more chit-chat about it HERE at the SiWC blog, but for full details go HERE. More than $4600 in prizes [not toContinue reading “SiWC 2012 Writing Contest Opens Sunday, April 1st”

My suggestion — if you plan on listening to tonight’s bedtime story — is to go ahead and listen to it, and THEN come back and read this, as this post is somewhat spoiler-filled. So. Done? Alrighty, then. As noted yesterday, this is a story I wrote, inspired by what turned out to be aContinue reading “Bedtime Story: ANNIE GETS HER GUN”

Hey. I’m still here. Still hiding and writing. However, I took a bit of time off today, and went to look for whales in Clayoquot Sound, north of Tofino. Clayoquot Sound is a pretty famous place in Canada. The site of one of the hardest fought, most bitter battles to save Canadian wilderness ever. AndContinue reading “Clayoquot Sound and Cougar Annie”

Yeah, I did it. My house is in the final throes of the reno that began as a result of the ceiling falling down last October. [There’s more stuff to happen outside, but not until things warm up — so, maybe never at this rate?] Taking advantage of the spring-break related dearth of school gigs,Continue reading “Running Away…”

Hey, happy Friday! This story is one I wrote before Christmas, one night by the fire. My house was dead cold — only heated in one room, with plywood for windows and the wind whistling through the walls. We were sitting by the fire, when I saw a tiny spider scuttle out onto the endContinue reading “Bedtime Story: THE SUICIDAL SPIDER”

Modified from a photo by jeshua.nace [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons   Here’s this week’s story. Part poem, part recipe, all parts culpable. It’s funny — the internet has been abuzz since yesterday about the Kony video, now really a meme, about a terrible man who does terrible things. Lots of back and forth on theContinue reading “Bedtime Story: HOW TO GROW A TERRORIST”