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December 21, 2012

Upcoming Interview with Noah Chinn On Wednesday, December 26th

Since Speculating Canada is currently doing an apocalyptic theme, I thought it would be interesting to interview an author who writes post-apocalyptic fiction. The fact that he also writes about werewolves and witches means that this interview was even more fun for me. In this upcoming interview on Wednesday, December 26th, Noah Chinn explores whether apocalyptic themes are fundamentally urban,...

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November 19, 2012

Changeabilia

A Review of Douglas Smith’s Impossibilia (PS Publishing, 2008) By Derek Newman-Stille Impossibilia features Douglas Smith’s fascination with moral questions and morally ambiguous spaces where characters are forced to question conflicting values and ideologies. Through his characters, he asks readers What would change your morals? What are you willing to sacrifice? What would you do for the person you love?...

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August 16, 2012

Quote – All Linked and Woven Together

“You know… we’re linked even though I can’t reach you. Me, you, the sun and moon, we’re all woven together.” -Alette J. Willis – Thought and Memory (in Tesseracts Nine. Edge, Calgary, 2005)

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August 13, 2012

Performing the Monster

A Review of Ian Rogers’ Temporary Monsters (Burning Effigy Press, Toronto: 2009) By Derek Newman-Stille Peterborough author Ian Rogers’ Temporary Monsters is a novella about illusion and performance, the insubstantiality of life and the performativity of everyday existence. Rogers sets his story of monstrosity amongst a performative group of people, actors and actresses, who need to be ‘on’ while on-screen...

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July 9, 2012

Quote- Love and the Offering of the Heart

“When I kissed you and felt you offering up that gentle heart of yours, I knew I could not bear to lose you” -Alison Sinclair, Darkborn (Roc, 2009)