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20 July 2005

A novel happening

I can't remember the last time I finished reading an entire novel. Oh yes, I can. About 10 minutes ago. A fat mystery novel by George P. Pelecanos called Hell To Pay. It was a gripping read, though a little sappy at times. Some great street lingo. My favourite word in it is "sumshit." As in "You know, sumshit like that."

I aspire to finish reading another novel this year. I leave so many things only begun. And not just novels.

I told the Word folks I would no longer write the Hunkamooga column for them. Only three times a year, published online -- just didn't feel right to me. Hoping I can continue my association with Word, in some form. Hoping I can find a new home for Hunkamooga. Any ideas?

Perhaps I'll put up a recent poem tomorrow. That would make me feel like a writer again.

Over and out.

4 comments:

  1. bring on the poetry stu!
    hey, how long do we have to wait for a pome?
    come on already...i bet you got
    millions of 'em.
    (last time i finished a book
    that wasn't poetry was
    "confessions of a small press racketeer"
    and i thought it was damn brilliant
    ...except for the quiz which made me feel
    inferior but i guess i had
    that coming)

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  2. bring on the poetry stu!
    hey, how long do we have to wait for a pome?
    come on already...i bet you got
    millions of 'em.
    (last time i finished a book
    that wasn't poetry was
    "confessions of a small press racketeer"
    and i thought it was damn brilliant
    ...except for the quiz which made me feel
    inferior but i guess i had
    that coming)

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  3. i repeat myself when under stress
    i repeat myself when under stress
    i repeat myself when under stress

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  4. Stuart,

    I understand why you pulled your column, but I do hope that you find a new print home for it. It was my favourite part of word!

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