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You
can check out a selection of my Fiction, Non-Fiction
Articles, or Obscuria.
Non-Fiction
"Chris
Wilcha Shooting Match"
Wilcha
(who made the documentary The Target Shoots First)
and I discuss surviving exposure to the mainstream,
negotiating corporate involvement, and selling rebellion.
"Objects
of My Asian Affectation"
Where's
the line between respectable cultural curiosity, geeky
fandom, and creepy fetishism? I sure don't know. Instead,
I reveal a bunch of eastern artifacts found in my bedroom
and let the reader decide if I'm a commentator or commodifier.
"Moose Hunting"
A
comic collaboration with illustrator Salgood Sam, it
documents the destructive behaviour of a populace faced
with bad art. Who says the public has no taste?
"Stay
In Your Homes"
Sick
of people who casually sample countries like they're
at a buffet, and then complain about it later? Me too,
and I'm one of them.
"Fuck
Quirky: Zines are Dead, Long Live Zines"
Written
for the fabulous artzine Lola, it's about the
impact (or lack thereof) of mainstream media on the
underground press.
My
coverage of the August 1998 Active Resistance gathering
in Toronto. Find out why the most creative and interesting
political stuff is coming out of the anarchist scene.
Every
year I try to hop a freight. Every year I get a little
wiser. Or is that dirtier? Decide for yourself...
Critical
Mass, a big bike ride during rush hour, can be more
than an activist demonstration -- it can redraw the
boundries for the urban tribes.
"Do-It-Yourself Screenwriting"
Slutsky
and I like to write screenplays every so often, and
this Punk Planet article came about as a result of our
hobby. Our first one was about how a group of NeoVictorian
youngsters have their worst nightmare come true as their
way of life becomes a trend. Click here for a list of the Slackwater
characters and what they'd be likely to have in their
pockets.
I
did a zine fair, showcasing independent publications,
now you can too. Includes counterpoints from zine fair
throwers across the continent!
Selling
punk records, books and zines without bosses or employees,
this non-profit store is more important than a dozen
academic critiques of capitalism.
A
rationale for this unpopular but ultimately more free
way of life.
The
Alternative Economics Committee at the University of
Victoria confronted fatal abstractions in economics,
and I was there to see the egos get bruised.
Interviews
with the two corporate crimefighters who shoved the
crap back in McD's face -- using the legal system.
Who's
paying for your coffee? Includes an embarrassing interview
with the Second Cup CEO and an alternative to drinking
the blood of the brown man.
When
you've been born with unfair advantages in an unfair
world, what's a poor straight white boy to do?
Obscuria
"Dental
Implants and How Scary They Are"
I
interview a dentist, a hygenist, and a secretary about
the lack of sensitivity in dental implant advertising.
My Space Is the Place
An
interview with a piece of graffitti, a garage owner
and a person with a funny name. Warning: banter ahead!
Being
an indictment of extended works of fancy and untruths,
viewed in an historical continuum. (This pre-millenial
post-satirical artifact came out, coincidentally, almost
immediately after I completed Flyboy.)
The
small book of observations I wrote after my year on
the left coast. Ah, Vancouver. So rainy. So overrated.
Fiction
A
fairly autobiographical account of the search for Lower
Bay Station of legend... and the secrets behind those
mystifying subway codes.
A
short zine with three even shorter character-based stories.
Absolutely no dialogue, guaranteed!
A
variety store purchase gone horribly awry.
You
can escape the flesh, but not your own ghosts...
A
father deals with his daughter's "DAD" tattoo,
which emits small holographic angels when tapped.
The
synergy between media and war has never tasted as good
as it does in this s-f tale of genocide-as-usual. Apologies
to Jetsons fans.
The
war between the Romans and the Celts never ended, it
just went underground.
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