Quoth the Artsy Raven: “Listen more.”

Posted by Jeff on Oct 7th, 2023 in News | 0 comments

September was a bonkers month, and October is already set to be bonkerser.
Albuquerque was fantastic, but Vancouver and Lethbridge… seemed like a much more fun idea back in May. I’m never zigzagging across the country like that again, over a couple of weekends, just to sell a handful of books. I’m not saying I regret it, but I’m never doing it again. (At least not on my own dime.) Way too stressful and expensive. If I’d had more vacation days available, I would’ve just stayed out west the whole time like a sensible person. But such was not to be, Cherie.

You may already know what’s coming next week, and I’ll post about that later.
In the meantime…

I’m featured in the latest episode of the podcast The Artsy Raven.

Watch JF Garrard’s interview with me here:

You can also listen to the episode on Spotify:

(Note: the interview was back in June or so. Since then, I have successfully joined Instagram and have also attempted stand-up comedy.)

Stay tuned. More to come.
In the meantime… if you thought you were hallucinating that The Great Space Coaster had actually once existed, here it is. (For those who’ve never heard of the show, it was sort of Sesame Street with laugh tracks.

Farewell for now.

Dis time, I ain’t takin’ dat left toyn at all…

Posted by Jeff on Sep 8th, 2023 in News | 0 comments

Busy, busy month. And getting busier next month.

This weekend, I’m heading to Albuquerque… but not going to take the left turn, nor am I going straight. I’m going to break the Bugs Bunny rule and stay where I am. Because I’ll be featuring at the New Mexico Poetry Summit, alongside these fine folks:

I get a fifteen-minute live set on the Saturday morning, at a spot called Tortuga Gallery. The festival includes an open mic and other cool events, all organized by Marissa Prada.

Visit the Read or Green Books website for more information.

But wait, there’s more!

The following weekend, catch me at Word Vancouver, selling both hardcover and paperback copies of my novel Hate Story.

And that’s not all!

The weekend after that, you can also catch me at Word on the Street Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, doing the same.

I’ll leave you with a bit of Walt. (Not Whitman.)

The Limes of August

Posted by Jeff on Aug 8th, 2023 in News | 0 comments

So my appearance at Indie Author Book Expo North turned out to be a lie.

The event happened as planned, of course… but I wasn’t there. Because the flight to Timmins was cancelled.
I got a refund from the airline immediately. But I’m still disappointed. I think Porter should go to Timmins and make everybody there buy my book. That would be fair, wouldn’t it?

But never mind. I’m doing another out-of-town literary event at the end of this month, and I won’t need any plane fare or accommodations for this one. I don’t even have to leave my computer.

Because I’m featuring in this… only on Zoom:

Part of this ongoing lineup of August features:

I’ll read for fifteen minutes, followed by an open mic, so bring a poem of your own to share.
More info, including the Zoom link, right here.

And stayed tuned for some actual travel in the coming months. If the airlines can be trusted.
Vancouver, Alberta, Australia and more await…

May you all one day find the joy that Jacko finds in Energizer batteries.

Man! I feel like a writer.

Posted by Jeff on Jul 16th, 2023 in News | 0 comments

Why the Shania Twain reference in the heading?

Because I’m going to be in her hometown next weekend.
I’ll be one of the exhibitors in this thing:

So if you know anybody in Timmins who loves books, tell them to go.
As usual, I’ll be selling and promoting both the hardcover and paperback editions of Hate Story, as well as the spoken-word CD that I’ve been trying to get rid of for more than eight years now.

More information on the event at this link.
If I don’t sell anything… it won’t impress me much.

This will be the next stop on Jeff’s Magical Canadian Book-Fair Tour.
Speaking of Jeff’s Magical Canadian Book-Fair Tour… there’s a new stop on Jeff’s Magical Canadian Book-Fair Tour.

That’s right – on September 16, I’ll be exhibiting at Word Vancouver.
This year, it’s happening at UBC Robson Square.

That’s all for now.
I’ll leave you with a rockin’ tune about long-distance communications.

Roll up! Roll up for the Book-Fair Tour!

Posted by Jeff on Jun 13th, 2023 in News | 0 comments

I meant to post an entry earlier, but got caught up in work and a grant application and planning stuff.
I’m going to tell you about the big Book-Fair Tour in the title… but first, BIG NEWS:

My story “The Madness East of St. George” was a finalist in the Writers’ Union of Canada’s 2023 Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers!

As a result, the Writers’ Union of Canada will submit my story, the contest winner, and ten other finalists to a few major Canadian magazines for possible publication.
More information about the contest at this link.

 

And now…

Roll up!
Roll up for Jeff’s Magical Canadian Book-Fair Tour!

This Saturday afternoon, I’ll be at the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair at the Jack Purcell Community Centre in (duh) Ottawa. It’ll be my first time in the capital in almost ten years. Look for me with a half-table there, selling my novel Hate Story (both hardcover and paperback versions) and my 2015 CD This Album is NIT FENNY!.

More info about the Ottawa Small Press Fair here.

Next up…
JULY 22: Indie Author Book Expo North, Timmins, Ontario
SEPTEMBER 23: Word on the Street, Lethbridge, Alberta
SEPTEMBER: Hopefully the Toronto WotS Pop-Up event… if it doesn’t conflict with another event, and IF they actually get my application this time.

There’s also a thing in Montreal in December, so we’ll see if I get in that one too.

I don’t have a promo video, but I suppose I can steal this one:

See you there. Wherever you be.