In Real Life
Wanna know how to set the world on fire (in three easy steps)? This 7 year-old did. (7 min. read)
Question: does the dent in the dashboard maybe explain few things? An expert responds. (7 min. read)
True story: The Prince wasn't amused. The Queen, on the other hand, probably thought it was funny. (9 min. read)
Grade 4 is a minefield for anyone shading the truth. Throw in a humourless teacher, you’ve got a situation.
What happens when you don't follow the rules at 20 below zero? Short answer: frost bites. And it ain't pretty.
A holster-full of ‘spaghetti westerns’ was just the thing to entertain a bunch of young miners on their day off. And then we became Clint Eastwood. ( a Deep Stories saga)
You might know what a Sudbury Saturday Night is- but what about a Sudbury Friday night like? Think hot cars and single men. (A Deep Stories saga)
A long time ago, on a random astral plane, some guy might have tried pharmaceuticals on one New Years Eve.
Short Fiction
Re:Living: (12 min. read)
“Robbie remembers things. Any date, he can tell you what day of the week it was, and what happened ”
“No!” Sal again, excited. She pulled out her phone, tapped the screen. “June 1, 2005. What day?”
“Wednesday.”
“Yes!! June 1, 1996.”
“Saturday.”
Sally clapped, about as spontaneous a reaction he had ever seen, and Robbie had to admit, her infectious enthusiasm was catching. Or maybe it was just the company. Because she watched him with a flat look. Appraising.
Ted said, “Robbie has… hypersomething.”
Robbie almost sighed. “I remember things.” He shrugged. “Details.” (The story)
Falling, Yes I Am Falling (15 min. read)
I’m here.
More importantly: I’m alive.
“He’s awake.” Alan didn't recognize the voice, but he recognized the tone: surprise. A door slid open, a machine beeped.
Then he opened his eyes, because he was here, because he was alive. He squinted against the light. Then shadows moved in, bending over him.
“Welcome home, Mr. Hays”, the shadow said. It prodded his face, gently. “Do you know where you are?” Her voice was low and soothing.
He gripped the sheets, hard. Not because of what the doctor said, but because he remembered, and he remembered all at once. The loud snick of the crampon as it came loose from the rock face, the instant heart-in-the mouth feeling-
The fall. (The story)