Author of stranger fiction. Advocate of writing the wrong way. Poet laureate of Hell.
Adam & Keith's new book!
Hello from Jonathan BallStrange Ink #3 |
Hello, Reader! What are you reading?The next book I am going to read is WHAT DRAWS US NEAR, an anthology edited by my friends Keith Cadieux and Adam Petrash, and published by Little Ghosts. I'll buy my copy at the McNally Robinson launch tonight. Will I see you there? If you're not in Winnipeg, you can still check out the stream. All the event info is here. The book features a great lineup of authors, including my fave Giller-Prize-winning author Suzette Mayr! If you missed my recent podcast with her, check it out here and make sure you're subscribed. You may notice the newsletter is back. I am slowly but surely returning from the land of the ghosts myself. It has been a hectic time. I will tell you more about it later on in life . . . some big projects about to pop. Haiku Horoscopes return!Do you remember my humour column HAIKU HOROSCOPES? It ran for over a decade in local papers in Winnipeg, Calgary, and Edmonton . . . and now it's finally back online! Here's the Twitter or X or whatever you call it feed! There's a Facebook one, I just found out! Maybe there's another one, I don't know! You can also get shirts featuring your sign! Everyone loves the Haiku Horoscopes . . . especially you! I will later have a separate email that's just weekly email horoscopes if you hate social media like I do, that you can opt into if you like. Ask me a question.I will be doing another Q&A podcast episode soon, where you can ask me any question — about writing, reading, chips, whatever — and I will give you the true and definitive answer for all time. Just reply to this email to ask! Any question at all, serious or silly. Stay strange, Jonathan |
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Jonathan Ball, PhD
Creative Evil Overlord, STRANGER FICTION INC.
Author of stranger fiction. Advocate of writing the wrong way. Poet laureate of Hell.
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