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August 21, 2013

Upcoming interview with Lydia Peever on Friday August 23

I had a great opportunity to talk to Lydia Peever after an author reading in Ottawa recently and knew I wanted to hear more about her insights, so I was pleased that she agreed to do an interview here. I was particularly excited that Ms. Peever brought attention to issues that are generally ignored or hidden in our society due...

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August 9, 2013

Ticks of a Deathwatch Beetle

A review of Postscripts to Darkness 3, Edited by Sean Moreland and Aalya Ahmad (Ex Hubris Imprints, 2013) By Derek Newman-Stille This will be the third Postscripts to Darkness volume that I have reviewed, and it is the best so far. The quality of the writing and artwork is even more impressive than the first two volumes. The stories in...

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July 5, 2013

Short Story Reading From Ian Rogers – reading “Vogo”

Speculating Canada is one year old as of today and to celebrate Ian Rogers prepared this author reading of his short story Vogo. Ian has been a huge supporter of Speculating Canada, so I was honoured that he was willing to do a reading for us and provide an audio file for listeners. Thank you also to Trent Radio and...

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June 30, 2013

Speculating Canada ON AIR – A Radio Interview with Sandra Kasturi and Ian Rogers on Trent Radio

For any of you who missed the On Air interview with Sandra Kasturi and Ian Rogers on Trent Radio, here is a digital version of it for you to download.

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June 23, 2013

Upcoming Radio Discussion with Sandra Kasturi and Ian Rogers Tuesday June 25th at 5:00 on Trent Radio

Yesterday, I was in the studio at Trent Radio having a discussion with Sandra Kasturi and Ian Rogers, which will be aired on Tuesday June 25th at 5:00. You can check out our discussion at 92.7 FM in the broadcast range or if you are outside the broadcast range, you can visit Trent Radio online at www.trentradio.ca, where it will...

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June 19, 2013

An Interview with Michael Kelly

An interview with Michael Kelly by Derek Newman-Stille I was very pleased when Michael Kelly was willing to share some insights with readers of Speculating Canada. I have been reading his work for years, and was impressed at the depth of his insights and thoughts about Canadian horror. I hope that readers enjoy our conversation as much as I did....

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June 6, 2013

Quote – Chaos Gains Power Through Fear and Unwillingness to Face it Down

“Maybe the relationship between chaos and order was no different from that between a six-year-old boy and the monster beneath his bed. Maybe chaos only gains power through fear and belief and the unwillingness to stand up and face it down” -Kurt Kirchmeier – Four Against Chaos (Tesseracts Fifteen: A Case of Quite Curious Tales)

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May 24, 2013

Meme Zombies

A Review of Tony Burgess and Bruce McDonald’s film Pontypool (Maple Pictures, 2009) By Derek Newman-Stille As many of you know, I tend to focus Speculating Canada primarily on literature. This is not meant to ignore other types of texts and media, but has been an area that fascinates me. I have recently been drawn to the film Pontypool through...

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May 21, 2013

Creating Community in Isolation

A Review of Julie Czerneda’s Riders of the Storm (Daw, 2008) By Derek Newman-Stille Displacement is a factor that is prevalent in the lives of many people who have had to leave home for whatever reason. The finding of “home” is a nebulous, complex, and constantly changeable phenomena. Julie Czerneda explores the search for home in a foreign and confusing...

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April 24, 2013

Fear and Conquest

A review of Duane Burry’s Numbered (In Here Be Monsters: Tongues and Teeth: Issue Seven, 2012) Duane Burry’s Numbered presents humanity with an opportunity for interplanetary communication, a way of bridging the dark, silence of space. For a planet that has not discovered space travel, this is an incredible opportunity to speak to civilisations older and far distant than our...