Journal
Black Snow: a story of love and destruction
Black Snow: a story of love and destruction by Jon Tattrie came to me as an interloan from the Ottawa Public Library. Thomas Joyce is
Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries
I read Go Ask Alice forty years ago and as a diarist myself I enjoyed peeking into the private world of another teen. My own
Scrabble Club / October 26, 2023
I won one game last night: 341-393 against Sophia. It was a struggle with every rack. My opening rack was ACIOOUV and I was playing
The Pelé Harbour for Odd Birds
The Pelé Harbour for Odd Birds by Ronald Tiessen is a novel about an unnamed narrator who travels to Pelee Island in order to discover
Weekend Scrabble
Mark and I played two games today and each won one. I averaged 389 and Mark 355. Interesting bingos in the breakdown below: Craig Mark
Scrabble Club / October 19, 2023
I won two out of three last night: 264-592 against Shan. I got a thorough clobbering as there’s only so much I could do by
As It Turns Out: Thinking About Edie and Andy
Forty years ago I read Edie: An American Biography which introduced me to the life of Edie Sedgwick. As It Turns Out: Thinking About Edie
Pier 21: The Gateway that Changed Canada
I bought Pier 21: The Gateway that Changed Canada by Trudy Duivenvoorden Mitic and J.P. LeBlanc during a visit to Halifax many years ago after