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Life’s Wonders Praised in Wildly Suggestive, Oddball, and Nonsense Ways In an effort to offer a counterpoint to my usual cynical antics, I’ve decided on a new project: a weekly, year-long discussion of those things in my life that I enjoy. For those keeping count, that’s one new thing every week. But, never one for … Continue reading
Life’s Wonders Praised in Wildly Suggestive, Oddball, and Nonsense Ways In an effort to offer a counterpoint to my usual cynical antics, I’ve decided on a new project: a weekly, year-long discussion of those things in my life that I enjoy. For those keeping count, that’s one new thing every week. But, never one for … Continue reading
OPINION By Z. S. Roe I’m a slacker. My commitment to this blog surely demonstrates that. When WordPress informed me in one of their jazzy Year End celebrations that I’d made only a single post in 2014, I thought that they must be wrong. Surely, they were misinformed. But they weren’t. I’ve been slacking off. … Continue reading
Opinion By Z.S. Roe Once upon a time I was a certified teacher in the province of Ontario. But not anymore. I’ve now been officially suspended. As of April 30th, I can no longer teach in any publicly funded school. No, the reasons for my suspension were not nefarious, nor were they illegal. After four … Continue reading
Opinion By Z.S. Roe I’m writing a novel – you’re ecstatic, I know. The good news is that I nixed the original plan to do bi-monthly vlog updates on my novel. Instead of seeing me prattle in front of a camera about just how many words I’ve written every other week, you’re getting this one … Continue reading
Interview by Z.S. Roe From The Hunger Games to World War Z, dystopian and apocalyptic fiction has quickly become a mainstay in contemporary pop culture. But given the often bleak and frightening depiction of our future in these novels, it’s sometimes puzzling that readers are so drawn to these genres. “You know, I don’t know … Continue reading
Opinion by Z.S. Roe // Decision making – there’s no escaping it. Should I take the job or should I not take the job? Should I have kids or should I spend my time and money on myself? Should I buy a house or rent an apartment? Should I make a cup of tea now … Continue reading
Best Books is a sampling of my favouite new books (fiction or non-fiction). In some cases, these reviews will be based on advance copies of books that may not yet have been released. In such instances, the release dates will be printed within the review in question. Red Planet Blues Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer’s … Continue reading
Opinion By Z. S. Roe *As appeared in the Cambridge Times Everything happens for a reason. This is what the twelve of us were told when we were laid off. Our company, a small shop in Galt, had finally run out of money and would be closing. Worse yet, we were going to lose our … Continue reading
Opinion By Z.S. Roe The Christian Bible is likely the most misread and misunderstood book being sold today. From the outside looking in, it seems that many ardent readers of the Good Book either read it cross-eyed or with both eyes completely closed. Consequently, the opinions they form are not based on what they’ve actually … Continue reading
Opinion By Z.S. Roe I saw my first vagina when I was nine years old and in the fifth grade. A classmate of mine snuck out a health book from the school library, and then showed it to a bunch of us during recess. We all gathered around him as he opened the book to … Continue reading
Opinion By Z.S. Roe As young teenagers, my friends and I often played the “Penis Game.” The gist of it is this: the bunch of us would gather in a public place and then one after the other start whispering “penis,” with each guy saying it louder than the person before him. Very quickly our … Continue reading
Opinion By Z.S. Roe Once upon a time I saw a ton of movies: all the big blockbusters, all the big Oscar contenders, and all the geek movies that film nerds go crazy for. Hell, at one point I was even reviewing movies on a weekly basis for a university newspaper. But those days are … Continue reading
Opinion By Z.S. Roe I am an unabashed, long-time supporter of nudity. If you’ve been a frequent reader of this blog, then you probably already know that. I’ve gone (sorta) nude for poetry, have written in praise of dudity (male nudity), and have even recommended a quasi-pornographic film called Shortbus, which features … well, a … Continue reading
Opinion By Z.S. Roe I’m sick, but I’m pretty sure it’s just a cold. Even so, this whole illness thing is pretty lousy. But when you work in a shop that doesn’t have any heat, this sort of thing is bound to happen. I mean, really, how many times can you poke a bear in … Continue reading
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