Recent Entries

• Three concerts in twenty-one days…

  August 28, 2024

  This has been a killer summer for yours truly. While I haven't been writing as well as I would prefer to... other things have been going better than expected and that will do for now. When the kids go back to school in a few weeks, my plan is to buckle down and get shit…

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• Incoming!!!

  July 10, 2024

  Yesterday Kat's mom sent me the following picture: Here we have the latest ultrasound of the new baby. Not much to look at, but according to the person who was conducting the test, everything looks normal. Well, as normal as it can look at this stage. And I did ask; they couldn't tell what the&he...

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• Been a minute, eh?

  June 20, 2024

  Can you guys believe it? June is almost over and we're already halfway through 2024. Time sure flies when you're having fun. While fun isn't exactly the word I would use to describe how things are these days, there are a lot of moments that have occurred over the last few months that have made&he...

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• Short Story: The Hard, Cold Truth

  March 31, 2024

  Author's Note: This short story was originally written for a weekly writing contest on inkapp.io      Amongst fragrant bloom and the delicate lace of the wedding location, the atmosphere was alive with whispered promises and the sincere vows of two souls entwined in deepest love. Sydney and Jimmy...

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• Rosencratz & Gildenstern Are Dead…

  March 7, 2024

  I've always been a huge fan of this Tom Stoppard play. I have a copy of the script on paperback that I've read several times, and the DVD of the movie starring Tim Roth and Gary Oldman. So, when I heard there was a production of the playing coming to Toronto in March, also staring…

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• The Best Movies of 2023…

  January 1, 2024

  I thought there was no better way to kick off 2024 here on OD than to post what I thought were the best movies of the previous year. In a nutshell, 2023 was a pretty decent year for movies, as there were more original films than there were remakes or sequels... and while I hope…

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• The Most Disappointing Movies of 2023

  December 28, 2023

  I'm going to start with our veggies first, and then serve desert afterwards. So, I'll post what I feel are the most disappointing movies of the year and follow up with what I thought were the best. If you like any of the movies below, that's alright. Films like all mediums are subjective. Just be...

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• The end is coming… for 2023

  December 15, 2023

  Holy shit balls! Can you believe this year is almost over? It only feels like yesterday the year was just getting started, and now we're about to waste money on gifts and festive cheer in the blink of an eye. All the kids are suddenly a year older and we've lost some beloved friends and…

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• 500 Sonnets

  October 20, 2023

  A little over eleven years ago, I decided to do something different when writing what was going to be my third poetry book. This was going to be the second poetry book that I would self publish on Smashwords, and I wanted to do something different. My first self-published poetry book, titled "Rec...

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