Short Story Advent Calendar Unveiling: December 24 and 25
Merry Christmas everyone! Below are my two last videos of SSAC2018, thanks for following along. Keep an eye on my twitter account for a chance to win my copy of the advent calendar!
Merry Christmas everyone! Below are my two last videos of SSAC2018, thanks for following along. Keep an eye on my twitter account for a chance to win my copy of the advent calendar!
Reproduction by Ian Williams, winner of the 2019 Giller Prize is a quirky read. Aside from this book being PAINFULLY LONG, I enjoyed it. It plays with lots of things: format, timelines, even phrasing. That being said, I’m a reader who doesn’t like freaky-deaky experimentation in my books, but I still found this story readable….
I’ve tried a new angle here-let me know what you think! Smokey chooses to clean her butt instead of making an appearance in this video. Also, you witness me daydreaming about being put under for my tooth surgery, because I’m looking forward to not worrying about anything while I’m in la-la land.
I loved loved loved today’s story, I want to shout it from the rooftops! It was perfect for this snowy December 21 here in Calgary, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Another added bonus: the author is someone I’ve been curious to read for awhile, Rebecca Rosenblum. And she has cats so…everything is making…
So I’ve done something a bit different with this Booktube review. I typically record 60 second(ish) book reviews, which is quite challenging. But because I was on vacation when I read these books, I let loose a little and extended my vlog to 4 minutes! (apologies to reading in bed for using the ‘vlog’ term-give…
A few weeks ago on twitter I made a bold declaration in relation to Calypso by David Sedaris, his latest book of stories. About halfway through the book, I remembered that I absolutely adore Sedaris’s writing, and I can officially declare him my favourite writer. Yes, you heard me right. After years of dodging this…
Yikes, I’m a day late on this one. Yesterday was a crazy day, so although I read the short story (ate the chocolate) and filmed the video, I never had time to upload it. So, here it is, a day late but you’ll see why during the video! Thanks to everyone who’s hanging in there…
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I skipped to the end, and I’m a bit late, but I thought after all your hard work, you deserved a big Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Great Job!! :)
Thanks Naomi!