October, and the trees are striped bare…

Posted by on Oct 16th, 2025 in News | 0 comments

Is October supposed to be a busy month? I know it’s the scary one.
I spent most of the first half of the month in Greece, walking in the steps of Socrates and Sophocles and a lot of other ancient “es” people. Now I’m back, and I’ve got three (3) events coming in the second half of the month.

More on these events in a second, but first:

COMING IN NOVEMBER!

That’s right, my new novel Performance Reviews is officially out in less than a month, from Alien Buddha Press.
It’s a dark satire of workplace toxicity… if I may generalize. Just imagine Office Space meets Taxi Driver.

You should be able to buy it online starting November 12.
I’m also hoping to have copies to bring to the next Ottawa Small Press Fair and a possible event in Montreal (not yet confirmed). More info on launch events to come.

But before the book comes out:

1) MAGIC THEATRE POETRY ON ZOOM

October 26 will mark my third time featuring at the Magic Theatre Poetry series on Zoom, hosted by Valerie Parker. And this time, my reading is being funded by the Canada Council for the Arts through the Writers’ Union of Canada.

My feature will be followed by an open mic, and discussion is plentiful at these events.
Bring some of your own poetry to share with an international audience.

2) MINSTRELS & BARDS: HALLOWEEN EDITION

Brenda Clews is bringing back her Minstrels & Bards event on October 29 at the Tranzac. I’ll be one of the features. I think George Elliott Clarke is another one, and there’ll be a limited open mic too.
Costumes are highly encouraged.

3) AD LIB TALENT NIGHT

I’m performing with a bunch of other folks on October 31 at the Arts & Letters Club.
Kind of a quasi-private event, but you can come if you buy a drink or two.

For more specific info on these events, check the Events section of this website.
(They don’t appear on the right sidebar anymore, for some reason)

Also, I recently had pieces published in two anthologies:
“I Know You Must Hate Me”, in Indigo Dreams Publishing’s <i>Monstrous</i> (care of Leeds Trinity University in Leeds, England) and a shorter version of “Lazy Book Reports” in this year’s Brownstone Poets anthology (Brooklyn, New York). Both books are now available online.

Is that everything? I’m sure I missed something important.
For now, I’ll leave you with a Siouxsie.

Adios, Poindexter.