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Not to get technical about it, but in honour of my new Apple….   [via @somisguided on twitter] More in 2011! ~kc

So…tomorrow night I’ll be the featured author on 102.7 FM [in Vancouver] on the World Poetry Cafe show. Poet/presenters Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea will co-host, and we’ll be talking about FACING FIRE, and possibly doing a wee reading or two. This particular show is broadcast in English and Spanish and is heard in 25Continue reading “kc dyer on World Poetry Cafe Radio — December 28, 2010”

…because where else would you find such a thing? I first wrote this piece for this year’s Advent Book Blog, but soon realized that the format didn’t suit and decided to run it here, instead. [Need some ideas for spending your holiday gift cards? The recommendations of the Advent Book Blog are wide-ranging and low-calorie!Continue reading “A Christmas Day Post-Apocalyptic Novel Review…”

…at least in my part of the world, allow me to link to my recco of Jack Whyte’s story of Braveheart — William Wallace, which was one of my suggestions for the folks at the Advent Book Blog this year.  I actually sent them two this year, but they chose this one, so I’ll featureContinue reading “While it is still advent…”

…this has been quite a week. Managed to severely poison myself AND collect a story rejection on the very same day. The quintessential pre-Christmas double-whammy! Karmic payback for leaving my shopping to the last minute? Wait a minute…what happens if you mix karma with Christmas…? Ah, well, existential and mix-tape religious musings aside, I wishContinue reading “Ho-Ho-Holy Christmas Chaos…”

…this week, when Corporal Steve Martin was killed just before his 25th birthday by an improvised explosive device in the Panjwaii District of Afghanistan. Martin was from a small town near Drummondville, Quebec, and is the first Canadian soldier to die since last August. Corporal Martin becomes the one hundred and fifty-fourth Canadian soldier toContinue reading “Another Canadian soldier lost…”

…of FACING FIRE by an old on-line friend of mine, Kate Coombs. Kate’s done pre-submission reads of many of my books in the past, but the first time she saw this one was after it was published. Kate reviews a tonne of books as The Book Aunt, and I so appreciate her taking the timeContinue reading “A Lovely Review…”

…one of my absolute favourite days of the year. Not for the shortness of the day or the length of the night, but for the sheer potential of it — at long last, the earth’s orbit is working toward more sunlit hours. Bliss. And this year, an incredible event will mark the day. Not sinceContinue reading “Almost Solstice…”

And just like every year, willful blindness gives way to last-minute panic. And of course, procrastination leads one to …be filled with blog ideas. So here are a few thoughts before the crazy really sets in… Not exactly in the spirit of the season — unless your season [like mine] is more or less alwaysContinue reading “Whoa…Christmas is coming?”

Sending out books today to Darby’s mega-blog tour winners — I’ll put up the list of actual names tomorrow. For now, a few things to look for… Check out Ev Bishop’s blog HERE, where she very kindly recommends not one, not two…but three of my titles. Thank you, Ev!] And over on writer Jon Scalzi’sContinue reading “Sunday Book Prizes…”