The Box by Matthew Chambers

This is a new book. The Box by Matthew Chambers. Short stories and other forms of story telling. As in quotations. I was going to put in a form with info about a character and call it a story. But I didn't. Though I did use the idea in another book called The Death of Lou Grant. I lived in Belgium for 4 years and Matthew Chambers is loosely based on some people I thought about while I lived there.

The Moron

A new book released called The Moron.

The young Ted Genova

Known to many as the ambassador of Toronto.

Natasha Rising

This is another piece devoted to my youngest daughter. She is beautiful and strong. And just beginning to blossom.

A dark lonely last step

Is it suicide, an accident, or murder? A surreal story.

This landscape has no meaning

This landscape has no meaning. And outside of a sunami you would have trouble imposing a meaning on it. And yet...

The sad stairs of Joanna Park

This is a girl I fell in love with. Briefly. She married and had twin boys. Years later another one of my exes also had twins... Weird.

Victor Genova Presents Himself

My favourite Canadian.

Marie Howe

An old friend.
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Pythagorean Theorem

I love geometry.

Winter's Revolution

I'm worried.

Magritte's Cat

Who doesn't love Magritte. He's fun. This pic is an homage to the man.

Preaching the word

We have to relearn to think.

Natasha's Train of Thought

My youngest daughter is the thinker of the family. She is also the most pragmatic. Certainly one of the wonderful people I have met on this particular planet.

military folly

During the build up of forces to face Russia's Czar at the Crimea in 1854 cholera broke out in the army. 'When the British sailed from Varna on September 7, men aboard the more than six hundred transports were dying right and left of the disease. At night the bodies were tied with weights and dumped overboard, but, because the weights were too light, the bodies rose again as gases expanded in them, and the troopships were followed by the ghastly spectacle of corpses, kept upright by the weights, bobbing along with just their heads and shoulders out of the water.' (page 195, Great Rivals in History, by Joseph Cummins)

Victor Genova

One of the most important business figures in Canadian life. He was the first man to see the possibilities of 3D radio. What some call surround sound. He also pioneered the notion of relics. His idea was that people going to a funeral should be able to take a souvenir home with them. A great man. But very misunderstood. If you meet him on the street, give him a pat on the back. He needs encouragement.

C sik pop

Getting sea sick and getting drunk have a lot in common. The difference is that, after your hangover, you always drink again.

The Power of H: Church Street is Burning

The Power of H: Church Street is Burning

i AM a GALLERY

and a video
Church Street Is Burning

Church Street is Burning

check out my book Church Street Is Burning. You can download most of the book for free. If you like what you read buy the rest.
See visuals at i AM a GALLERY.

Reality

There is this peculiar quality of reality. You go along thinking that you're living your life. When something happens. And you realize that you've been asleep all the time.

Daughter Leaving

Katie is going to visit relatives in Belgium. And no doubt have a great time. I envy her. She just picks up and leaves. Her mother's daughter. What a gal.

What! Shatner!

I don't know why I called this piece what I called it. But we all have shadows. And I might have one in my head. An MRI will tell the story.