The Writer

Crazy angles. Just like Batman. Long-time readers of Not Now Silly know that Unpacking The Writer is a monthly feature, in which I pull back the curtain and reveal the man ...

If you’re relatively new to Not Now Silly, and/or my Unpacking The Writer series, let me hip you to one salient fact right now, so you don’t feel foolish from ...

I forgot again. Every year I swear I will write a Groundhog Day essay about my experiences working as a News Writer in the CityPulse news room in Toronto on this day. ...

From time to time I peel back the curtains — AUNTY EM!!! AUNTY EM!!! — and reveal what goes on behind the scenes here at Not Now Silly. The first ...

Aunty Em!!! Aunty Em!!! If you are a new reader, welcome to my irregular blog series in which I pull back the curtain like The Wizard of Oz — AUNTY EM!!! ...

It’s been a rollicking month for Not Now Silly. I’ve hit new heights in readership and received my first real criticism, which we’ll examine in detail. Yes, folks, it’s time ...

Every month, or so, I do another one of these blog posts about the inner-workings of being a writer, but all my regular readers know the unvarnished truth: It’s merely ...

While sitting on the patio, most people are huddled inside to beat the 100 degree heat. That allows me to read my book and ignore everyone. Listening to Taj ...

After a good night’s sleep following my whirlwind trip, here are some final observations from the road — all 2,991 miles of it. Because, if there’s one thing one can ...

• IRONY ALERT: I had to get something from the trunk of the car and needed to move the First Aid kit. I managed to slice my hand open on ...

• South Carolina is the shredded tire capital of ‘Merka; • Dixie Chicken by Little Feat, the live version, is one of the all-time great driving tunes. Eight times in a ...

Here’s what I learned today: • A smartphone is useless if the Starbucks finder doesn’t work; • Sixteen hours of tunes and only one clunker; • There are some really shitty drivers out ...