Monthly Archives: October 2020

Thai Red Curry Pumpkin

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

I never cook with a recipe, although I occasionally record what ingredients I have combined to make a dish. More often, I have no idea what it will taste like until it’s done, and by then I have moved on … Continue reading →

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Nepotism and the Publishing Industry

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

The writing community industry is small enough in Canada that even someone like me, who is tangentially related to the literary world, can often see names I recognize in literary magazines. I also check which books are published by which … Continue reading →

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Teaching Farley Mowat

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

Farley Mowat occupies a curious position in Canadian letters. He is a kind of Ernest Hemingway of the north, but in the academic world of English study, he is never dressed well enough to be invited to the party. Some … Continue reading →

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Travelling Without Geography

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

Most people around the world marvel when American television shows feature street geography quizzes and Americans cannot point to a single country on a map. The subsequent discussion usually centres around the failing American education system, the geographical ignorance that … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from the second in the Life at Sea series: Landlocked

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

He tried to recover the salt air, the yelling men in the rigging, and the other piecemeal accoutrements of the nautical life. He rarely imagined himself on a whaler, although Moby Dick had taught him to expect the hardy meals … Continue reading →

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Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Covid

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

News about the Covid 19 virus has become a ubiquitous backdrop in our lives, and the media’s frenzy in our lives has become more ubiquitous than the trappings of the disease itself. More than masks and people side-eying while they … Continue reading →

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