Author Archives: Barry Pomeroy

About Barry Pomeroy

I had an English teacher in high school many years ago who talked about writing as something that people do, rather than something that died with Shakespeare. I began writing soon after, maudlin poetry followed by short prose pieces, but finally, after years of academic training, I learned something about the magic of the manipulated word.

Writing to a Deadline

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

The month is draining into the long tube that carries all of our days away. I’m only here for another week and a half, and I’ve started another novel. I’ll try to get part of the draft done before I … Continue reading →

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Stories and Novels

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

It was raining the many times I woke this morning but I persevered until I’d slept in. At nine I was up and charging the laptop. It was still cool and raining off and on, but it looks like the … Continue reading →

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After a Day, They get Huge

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I arrived at the land today by dinnertime, and I was hungry enough to eat right after I put everything away and opened the buildings, and picked the zucchini which had grown huge in my absence. If you leave them … Continue reading →

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More Editing

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I woke up late this morning and tried to make up for it by hauling rocks. I’m collecting rocks and boulders for a raised fire pit, kind of a Dutch oven, that I want to build. Soon it was too … Continue reading →

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Gardening and the Swamp

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I hauled more muck today, so one of the garden plots has a fresh coating of half-rotted leaves and swamp muck. It should make a better growing surface next year, if I have a garden instead of driving west. I … Continue reading →

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Hauling Muck

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

Films often end on the same scenes of their opening, a kind of hint to the audience to what is coming. In my case, I hauled muck this morning, just as I did in the spring. I skimmed it from … Continue reading →

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Grouting

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I knew I was going to help Dennis and Kim with grouting in the basement, so I didn’t do much beyond having breakfast before I left. I arrived before Kim and the girls were back from groceries, so I started … Continue reading →

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Strange Works

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I was up late last night. I couldn’t sleep for some reason, so I did some editing and then watched Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s MicMacs à tire-larigot. This morning I woke up relatively early considering, so I listened to the weather and … Continue reading →

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Going back into the Forest

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I stopped by Millville on the way back to the bush to send Kim a picture of the grout bag so if she wants to pick up another one she knows the type. Then I came to the cabin and … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I cleaned off the step today, worked in the porch, and sewed some clothing. I’m trying to put the cabin in order for the winter, and that involves moving fasteners out to the workshop, repairing a bucket with a bad … Continue reading →

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