Orphans*
*Excerpt from Cold City, a graphic novel inspired by a true, unsolved crime in Toronto of…
Terri Favro
The Chairman, the Princess and the King
Our distinguished guests will be with us overnight. Today is to be given over to…
Marisa De Francheschi on Waiting for Chrysanthemums
Waiting for Chrysanthemums combines a “procedural” with a family story. What…
Waiting for Chrysanthemums, a Novel from the Grey Zone
Border towns can be grey zones with split identities, regions where loyalties are…
Every Novel Has a Soundtrack
Long-form writing is a lonely business. In a previous blog (“Writing With My Feet”),…
Queen of the Majorettes
Judy needs to pee. Beyond the barricade of blankets, she feels a chill against her…
Flora and Bruno
Flora and Bruno drive for hours – her fault, partly. Curled up in the front seat…
Angel of Petawawa
She looked like a pin-up of Betty Grable, hair curled into seductive blonde sausages,…
Fellini Summer
The gala to launch the Fellini Spectacular Obsessions Exhibit at TIFF Bell Lightbox this…
The Three Sisters of Piacenza
My grandmother’s house is too warm. Too crowded. Our second cousins from New York,…