in cemento veritas
Clothes that survived covid 19, very similar to what survived after the 2,000-year-old catastrophic eruption of Pompeii.
Jellyfish and Microbeads
By pairing the natural with the unnatural, I create a subtle awareness of the plastic pollution crisis. Mixed media watercolor on paper.
Peppers for a Stew
This is a watercolor of three peppers in orange, yellow, and red being cut up to be put in a meat stew with other vegetables.
Covidscapes
These images were done during our Covid isolation.
Time
Time is inspired by the emotions of time. The now is where time does not exist.
A Spring Collection
A collection of artwork with Spring in mind.
3 Untitled Portraits of Young Men On the Verge Of Infamy
The illustrations are done with ink on paper and all measuring @ 5″X7″.
Elvis Has Left the Building
This artwork uses layers of collage and mixed media to portray memory, drawing on city life, poetry, art history, and other urban influences.
Diversity Dance
Celebrating the differences. Acrylic and charcoal on canvas.
Birdhouse in the Birches
A quiet scene from the Reiffel Bird Sanctuary on the Fraser River Estuary, near Vancouver, B.C.
In cemento veritas
Paintings and sculptures.
Garcia Lorca
Drawing of Garcia Lorca.
Ribbon
White paper clay sculptures, various designs.
Don’t Miss Your Connection: an Interview with Best-Selling Author Jonathan Evison
An interview with Best-Selling Novelist Jonathan Evison about his new book, Small World (2022).
An Apology for M.Phil.
A globally-acknowledged degree, of respected stature and ancient origins, does not find a place in the popular imagination.
Quirks and Quiddities
All about the dangers of soil erosion in Bangladesh, the fate of farmers, and what is being done to prevent it.
Lost in the Fog
It is about the unholy creation, existence, liberation, and legacy of the Nazi death camps as documented by “Night and Fog.”
Living is also about Learning to Die
Learning to die is the beginning of living.
An ARTistic Ride
From Stanley Park and Yaletown, to Granville Island and False Creek, I share eight of my favorites over the years.
On Poetics (and matters of similar tedium)
A look at the current literary scene as someone sees it (mainly).
Did Frodo Make it to Mordor or Not?
One Courageous Translator Kept Readers in the Soviet Union Waiting Years to Find out
Book Review – The Hill by Ali Bryan
A book review of Ali Bryan’s new novel, The Hill.
The Pros and Cons of Ghostwriting
There are pros and cons to ghostwriting, which this article aims to elaborate on.
The Making of a Martyr: George Floyd & the Cycle of History
Locations and contexts of sub-human brutalities.
Reclaiming Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The adaptation and reclaiming of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Something Remains
When inspiration is gone something remains, writing.
The Exiled Shore
A high functionary in a dictatorship is sent into exile, facing an uncertain, yet strangely comfortable future.
The Days After
Eddie has left prison, but the prison hasn’t left him.
The Devil Made Us Do It…
Once upon a time two lady pirates set sail in the South China Sea in search of treasures hidden by the Japanese during WWII.
Latchkey Girl
A love affair between mathematics and cinema is created by a beautiful, young heart!
Crying
The central character’s grief following the death of his wife is made more complicated by her deathbed confession of marital infidelity.
The Carnival
Rowan McArthur has always wanted to run his own carnival to delight and frighten his small village. He will give anything to have it.
Los Imperiales
A family trust shields a tiny town from the ‘winds of change’.
My Call
My Call is about a predator who uses a phone call to terrify and capture a victim.
It Can Wait
London. May, 1916. Harry Strange makes a momentous decision. He fears his wife’s reaction, but in his angst, he overlooks an important occasion.
One Drop
Conner cheats on his wife on gay sex apps, but he doesn’t believe he’s gay.
Nine Lives
Cats don’t have nine lives any more than humans do.
It took an old vegetable seller…
Coming to terms that being rich and well off does not mean that you are a human being.
Sand and Ash
Desert winds whip up memories of unrequited love and a reunion for a young woman.
Strife is a songbird
A dystopian state of mind, in which the US, amidst a current divide in political and cultural values, throws itself into another civil war.
Ceremonies of Innocence
A wistful nostalgic sonnet.
A Poet Is Born
A very short poem hinting at the mystery of creating.
Certain Things
Wilted spaces of my memories, which remained fettered, and then just one day, those memories began to screech through my temples.
The Fourth One
The first one said, “You should agree, bro. We need one more man in the crew, to finish the project tomorrow.”
The Others
How we face challenges in life but come through to the other side, yet there are others just like us who weren’t so lucky.
I, THE KING.
His broken hands reaching towards coins that rattle weakly inside the plastic change jar he keeps in the center console.
Lion tamer
Great Lionel was a lion tamer, bold and true star of circus, daredevil of sawdust ring Bravery second to none, hero renowned.
Poets Die (V2)
Why do poets die; linger in youth addicted to death.
The New Highway Bypasses Centerville
Small towns lose contact with the highway.
Memories
A poem about the things we remember and those we forget.
Protection or Suffocation
Musings on choices, metaphorical or philosophical; deciding between extremes.
Learning to Forgive
“Learning to Forgive” is a poem about learning to forgive an abusive father.