Out of the House/Victoria in Early April
Beautiful day on the west coast.
Category Life/General
Enough Said
Translation: BC student loan paid in full.
Flowers, Throw up
I had my first studio throw-up last week with a student. As a long-time bad-with-motion traveller, I’m pretty impervious to vomit; none got on the piano so it really wasn’t a problem. This week the student was excited to bring…
Harpischord, Chair, Sheila Heti
Being done classes has meant that I have a little more time again, and though I’m looking forward to returning to work on a MFA in the fall, it’s been nice to have the morning free before slogging it out…
A Few Books
I recently read “The Flame Alphabet” by Ben Marcus. The book looks great, the title is good, and the premise (the language of children has become toxic) got me on a bus in search of it. Additionally, it has Big…
Interview and Novella
A couple days ago Will Johnson emailed and asked if he/PRISM could interview me about my Malahat win and a few of my stories. Will is a UBA Writing MFA student, and went through UVic the same time as me,…
Forthcoming Publication–Malahat Review
Excited to announce that my short story “Apiculture” won the fiction category of the Malahat Review’s 2012 Open Season Awards, and will be published in the Spring 2012 issue of the magazine. I wrote this piece in a UVic writing…
Eve Egoyan Concert and Masterclass
Pianist Eve Egoyan will be in Victoria giving an Open Space concert at the Alix Goolden Performance hall January 29th 8:00. Eve specializes in new works, and will be playing Ann Southam’s Simple lines of Enquiry. (Check the music out…
Year 2012 Begins
A great way to start the new year: Cuba (thanks prism international for the funds!) and a publication in Granta, and finishing off a BFA at UVic! Studio Recitals 3:30 on Sunday January 15th and 29th in Wood Hall, VCM.
Trip to Pliocene Epoch
Students often ask how and when I got my mammoth photo. Answer: 4.8 million years ago, and: check to the right of my shoulder in this pic. photo credit Bradford Werner