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school kids get chipped

by | Jul 9, 2004 | pre-wp

“The rights and wrongs of RFID-chipping human beings have been debated since the tracking tags reached the technological mainstream. Now, school authorities in the Japanese city of Osaka have decided the benefits outweigh the disadvantages and will now be...

max finder voted number one

by | Jul 4, 2004 | pre-wp

Found this out a few weeks ago, but just got around to updating my webpage today: Max Finder Mysteries, my monthly “you-solve-it” comic strip for Owl magazine, was voted as the “Best Regular Feature” by the readers. Owl is a great magazine...

plot secrets revealed

by | Jul 3, 2004 | pre-wp

As I struggle to shape another Max Finder Mystery, I do what I always do: surf other writer’s blogs. And why? Because it’s easier than actually creating something and it reminds me that I am not alone in this painful delight we call writing. And sometimes...

bat boxes are go

by | Jul 2, 2004 | pre-wp

Anyone who has had the misfortune of being my girlfriend will know that one of my other secret dream projects is to own a bat box (okay, it’s not a dream project, but I think it would be a lot of fun.) Jay is right about them eating mosquitoes and for Andrew,...

deep, dark and del.icio.us

by | Jul 1, 2004 | pre-wp

It’s a glorious July 1st here in Canada, also known as Canada Day. The day we celebrate American Independence Day three days early (at least that’s what the Yankee tourists think when the fireworks go off at sunset – honest, I’m not making that...