On July 1, I had the honour to lead the singing of “O Canada” at the Lieutenant Governor’s Garden Party at Government House in celebration of Canada Day. And here’s a video! Here I am …
My young-YA/middle-grade fantasy Fireboy, already a finalist for Best Young Adult Novel in this year’s Aurora Awards and finalist for a 2027 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award in the Northern Lights Division, has just been …
Had a great time being part of the cast of Regina Lyric Musical Theatre‘s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I played Fogg (the insane asylum keeper) and also sang in …
My young-YA/middle-grade fantasy Fireboy, a nominee for Best Young Adult Novel in this year’s Aurora Awards, is also a finalist for the 2027 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award in the Northern Lights Division. This is …
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m up for two Aurora Awards this year! Fireboy is on the ballot for Best Young Adult Novel, and The Worldshapers is once again on the ballot for Best Fan …
I spent a good chunk of today at Wordbridge, the annual writers’ conference in Lethbridge, Alberta. My main reason for coming was to launch a Shadowpaw Press title (Broken Realm by Jenna Greene, a Lethbridge …
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You learn something new every day…
I remember being wildly impressed by Silent Running‘s special effects when I saw it–probably on a black-and-white TV, come to think of it–sometime in the ’70s. It was the coolest thing ever between 2001 and Star Wars, man.
But only today did I discover that the soundtrack was by PDQ Bach–er, I mean, Peter Shickele.
Does the movie hold up? I have no idea–I haven’t seen it since, so it’s still got that “I’m 13 and this is kewl!” glow in my memory.
James Lileks, who is very close to my age, and thanks to whom I had the above soundtrack epiphany, certainly doesn’t think so.
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