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Th' Archives
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. Read it
here, or, even better, get a copy
of Lola by e-mailing the
editors.
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 near-future story about the
final billboard.
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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