A Few Words In Retrospect If a bird calls from a tree in the forest and no one is around to hear it, did it happen? – Art is ordered chaos. – Science is religion widely accepted as truth. – You can vote about what’s next for dinner in a democratic system. By the timeRead more about Concerning That Which Cannot Be Understood: Aphorisms, Philosophy, Fragments[…]
Category: Life Rant
Adventure Onward – First Book Launch Event, Heart of Friends, Collaborations & Inspirations, Exclusive Goods
First, I would like to announce my first book release event (of many in planning and to come!) FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/597952803684097/ The highly-anticipated & beloved pioneer English cell phone novel comes to print! Join me at my special first ever book launch event at the atmospheric Windup Bird Cafe on Feb 15 at 5:30PM – 8:30PM,Read more about Adventure Onward – First Book Launch Event, Heart of Friends, Collaborations & Inspirations, Exclusive Goods[…]
Secondhand Memories In Print, Released Valentine’s Day!
Happy New Year! I’ll have to keep this update short as there are just so many things on the list to do. I was in Asia, in Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong for most of December and of course no doubt, it was a trip of a lifetime but also one that has revealed aRead more about Secondhand Memories In Print, Released Valentine’s Day![…]
Secondhand Memories Publication Sneak Peek, 700,000 reads & Holiday Adventures
Well well, here we have it, presenting Secondhand Memories, the pioneer English cell phone novel in book form. This is just the proof copy we are still working on finalizing but it’s coming soon! Hold on tight! Check out the interior formatting. It’s also a lot bigger than expected, like a full graphic novel sizeRead more about Secondhand Memories Publication Sneak Peek, 700,000 reads & Holiday Adventures[…]
Shining & Dining: Literary Events at Windup Bird Cafe and Wattpad
In the past few weeks, several important events occurred and is leading me on this terrific, ever-exciting journey as a writer, in a more legitimate and real sense. As I have expressed before, writing online and being anchored to reality is quite different. Online, there is a sense of secrecy, a sense of disconnect, andRead more about Shining & Dining: Literary Events at Windup Bird Cafe and Wattpad[…]
Like A River: Videos, Readings, Presentations and Updates
NEWS: See videos below for my live readings, presentation and performance recently Espresso Love has been submitted to the Wattys Award 2014, please help share and vote! The email newsletter went out! If you’d like to receive my exclusive HTML designed email with organized aggregation of important updates and information, some thoughts and media, join theRead more about Like A River: Videos, Readings, Presentations and Updates[…]
New Year, New Chapter: School, Wattpad Releases, Publication, LitFic
Much has been going on lately and this will be a post that covers some of my latest updates and thoughts. Contents: Releasing B.W. Powe’s novella on Wattpad, Espresso Love Themes and Layer deconstruction, Secondhand Memories Acknowledgments and publication, Visionary Lit reflection, Literary Fiction Network First of all, the school year has officially started. NowRead more about New Year, New Chapter: School, Wattpad Releases, Publication, LitFic[…]
Literature & the Wind Up Bird Cafe: The World Goes Round
When I returned to university last year, studying creative writing under the tutelage of a great professor of mine, ultimately inspiring my journey in writing and experiencing all that the Espresso Love novel project has to offer now, it had always been the same thing: one little step at a time, without much of anRead more about Literature & the Wind Up Bird Cafe: The World Goes Round[…]
Toronto Wattpad Writer’s Meet Up
Traditionally, writing and reading is a personal, private and secluded aspect of life. It’s not too often we can find people who operate on the same wavelength, to find those like-minded and similarly talented friends. We might even get weird looks if we start babbling about our favourite author’s cat, the latest plot twist inRead more about Toronto Wattpad Writer’s Meet Up[…]
Interview (+ Transcript) with Maaja from Creative Teacher Librarian
Had the opportunity to share with Maaja Wentz, a teacher, librarian and author about Espresso Love, cell phone novels, digital technology, multimedia, art and writing, Japanese culture, teaching, student experience, education and its reform. I realize I am probably much more eloquent in writing, and much more redundant and imprecise in conversation, but nevertheless itRead more about Interview (+ Transcript) with Maaja from Creative Teacher Librarian[…]