We can’t go door-to-door trick or treating this year, so for the stay-at-home Hallowe’en, here’s a spooky story I published a few years ago. Way back in 2012, I had a minor e-book hit with a story called “The Mandrake Ruse,” which I intended as the first installment in Dark Clouds, a novel that I […]
I have updated Dark Clouds, Part 1: The Mandrake Ruse, complete with a new cover. I’m excited about it. I have to thank Quebec graphic designer Daniel Dufour for invaluable advice on typography and colours. The original cover wasn’t bad. I took the photograph in Venice, and while it’s a good image of dark clouds, when […]
Spring is coming to Ottawa — I can tell because the snow is getting dirty and the birds are starting to chirp (“Hey! We’re freezing out here!”) Photo by D. Gordon E. Robertson, licensed under Wikipedia Creative Commons. A change of season always inspires me to take on new projects, and to resolve to complete […]