Tag: Steve Vernon

October 9, 2014

Quote – Cape Doesn’t Make A Hero

“I may wear a cape, but that doesn’t make me a hero.” – Steve Vernon – The Glint of Moonlight on Broken Glass in Nothing to Lose (Nocturne Press, 2007)

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January 1, 2013

Year in Review: What is Canadian Speculative Fiction – from the authors

People are often asking if there is such a thing as “Canadian identity”, something that differentiates Canada from other nations. I thought I would ask authors if they thought that there was something distinctly Canadian about Canadian Speculative Fiction or how much they felt that their Canadian identity influenced their writing. I have provided links to the full interviews below...

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December 28, 2012

Year in Review: Speculative Fiction Versus Realist Fiction – from the authors

Well, we have had an amazing year in 2012 on Speculating Canada…. one could even describe it as a fantastic year. Although Speculating Canada has only been around since July, it has been an incredible opportunity to explore Canadian Speculative Fiction and explore the incredible amounts of knowledge that authors bring into the world and lens that they place on...

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August 30, 2012

Everyone Hides Behind Their Masks, Whether They Are Superheroes or Psychiatrists

A Review of Steve Vernon’s The Glint of Moonlight on Broken Glass in Nothing to Lose (Nocturne Press, 2007) By Derek Newman-Stille What does pain do to a person? In what way is victimhood contagious? Asks Steve Vernon in his short story The Glint of Moonlight on Broken Glass.  Vernon’s story is a superhero story, but one that is not...

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August 8, 2012

Hockey 30 Days of Night in Canada

A Review of Sudden Death Overtime by Steve Vernon (Crossroad Press, 2012) By Derek Newman-Stille In his Sudden Death Overtime, Steve Vernon creates an unusual cast of characters in an epic battle on and off the ice. Vernon takes a group of old Newfoundland hockey players from a small, one-pub town and faces them against an encroaching threat of outsiders....

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August 7, 2012

Quote – Welcoming Nightmares as Company

“The nightmares were her company these days. She welcomed them as a lonely woman welcomes the nightly visit of a phantom lover.” -Steve Vernon – Sudden Death Overtime (Crossroad Press, 2012)

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August 6, 2012

Interview with Steve Vernon

An Interview with Steve Vernon About Himself and His Recent Novella Sudden Death Overtime By Derek Newman-Stille It is always a great opportunity to be able to do an interview of an author about a specific work and I want to thank Mr. Vernon for allowing me to interview him and for giving the readers some insights into himself and...

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August 2, 2012

Upcoming Interview with Steve Vernon on Monday August 6th

This week, I had the opportunity to interview Nova Scotia author Steve Vernon.  This Monday August 6th, check out our interview and have a chance to enjoy Steve’s sense of humour while finding out what things inspire him as an author, some of his recent projects, and an in-depth discussion about his work Sudden Death Overtime.  You can explore some...

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July 31, 2012

Quote – Time is Nothing but a Wind

“Time is nothing but a wind that blows clean through you.  The only thing you catch from it is a goddamn cold that will kill you in the end.” -Steve Vernon – Sudden Death Overtime (Crossroad Press, 2012)

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July 30, 2012

Quote – Promises like waves

“So many promises washed up like waves on the rocky beach, only to be pulled away just as fast.” -Steve Vernon – Sudden Death Overtime

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