WRITING – WRITER’S BLOCK, AND INSPIRATION OR STRUCTURE
Somebody asked me about Writer's Block - Not being able to write: I replied: Okay, I have written lots - ...
Son of Two Fathers – The Renaissance – Mantua – Andrea Mantegna – Virtuoso of Space
ANDREA MANTEGNA'S HOUSE IN MANTUA: Andrea Mantegna, the court painter to the Gonzagas of Mantua, had a talent for conjuring ...
Son of Two Fathers, The Renaissance and Andrea Mantegna – Camera Picta – Oculus
While writing the novel "Son of Two Fathers" - (2019 House of Anansi Press) - set in the Renaissance between ...
Conjuring Venice – Writing Historical Fiction with All Five Senses
I may be old-fashioned, but I believe that bodily, visceral energies are essential for writing fiction. When I was asked ...
Voyage in Sicily: Migrations
A few small insights from my recent visit to Sicily. Unlimited migration or immigration is not necessarily a delightful thing ...
Multiculturalism — Is Canada a Model for Others?
John Ralston Saul recently wrote a paean to Canadian multiculturalism indicating that multiculturalism is a panacea and that the 'nation' ...
France: Religion, Violence, and Secularism
This is a nice lively dialogue and as I am someone who is decidedly secular (agnostic in theory, atheist in ...
