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Feb.26.2013
Today after work I was walking through the mall and spotted someone I knew, and paused to chat. Unknown to me, they saw the person behind me put a finger to their lips and thus didn't so much as make a face while one of the Firefighter Baseball Team guys basically bear-hugged me from behind (...
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Feb.25.2013
I have been known to be considered a writer of "bittersweet" stories. One of the ways I found out that "Old Age, Surrounded by Loved Ones" had been released as a preview was when I got a message via my Facebook page that said, "You made me cry, you bastard."
Thing is, I had to ask which story...
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Feb.24.2013
Ah, the end of vacation. It's always bittersweet on the last day. My husband and I sit around, wondering if we should make a big gesture for the last day - a movie, dinner out, a hike - or if we should sit in our pajamas and play video games.
Currently, the latter is winning.
Last night we went...
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Feb.23.2013
I made it through most of my vacation without any migraines or truly bad headaches right up until last night. When I get whammed by particularly bad headaches, I often take pity on my fella and head to the spare bedroom, prop myself up on a bunch of pillows - it feels worse to lie down - and...
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Feb.22.2013
Today I was nearly buried under a shifting pile of dark spheres. No matter which way I went, they tried to wave over me and drag me under, clinging to me and covering the light. Endless, bouncing back from my attempts to stave them off...
They were balloons, and it was awesome. I was at the...
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Feb.21.2013
Today my husband and I went out to get a dose of history and visited the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. We wandered among the planes and read the plaques and I was reminded of how much I love museums when there's such a story to the exhibits. It was especially wonderful to see the Lancaster...
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Feb.20.2013
Yesterday, I got my contributor copies of Raising Hell: Demonic Gay Erotica. I've mentioned a few stories from this collection previously, but was doing so from my e-copy. I'm a fan of e-books, don't get me wrong, but from a writer point of view, there's just something awesome about holding a...
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Feb.19.2013
More death!
I should probably not say that with so much excitement.
Two things make today awesome. One, the Machine of Death Card Game kickstarter has been blowing past all its targets, which means the third story was released as a prize (and teaser) from This is How You Die.
Second, I found this...
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Feb.18.2013
Family day!
That's a holiday up here in Canada (or, rather, in some parts of Canada). Basically, the idea was to create a stat holiday where people spent time with their families. Fittingly enough, we went to go visit our goddaughter, Nyx, and her parents for a lovely hour or so. And we had Tim...
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Feb.17.2013
I'm still reeling a bit from the effects of yesterday. People were really awesome. I got some nice messages, and as much as it will cost me cool points to say this, having a reader take the time to contact me and say they enjoyed something I wrote is pretty much the best thing ever, after my...
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Feb.16.2013
Well, today was a big ol' surprise. I hadn't thought I'd be able to chat about any of the tales in This is How You Die, since it's not due to be released until July. But it turns out I get an opportunity to chat about this one a bit early.
See, if you've never read the first book, Machine of Death...
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Feb.15.2013
I have one more day until I'm off for a week. Said week is mostly going to be about writing, but I really can't wait for the ability to sleep in a bit. Tonight I bumped into yet another discussion of the whole Orson Scott Card penning a part of Superman's story where people were saying that it...
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Feb.14.2013
Happy Valentine's Day!
Love, to me, is all about the day-to-day, not the special occasions. I think there's more love in the way my husband will lean into the room where I'm writing or reading and say, "Cup of tea?" than there is in a fist full of valentines. Every night before we fall asleep I...
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Feb.13.2013
Day off today, and I certainly had a full one. Laundry, dishes, slow-cooker, and - for the first time in a while - five hours of writing. Thereafter, I felt like a truck had smacked me, but it was worth it. Damn nice feeling, despite the achy back and pounding head that came from it.
It's good...
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Feb.12.2013
I have tomorrow off, and intend to get some serious writing done. That, and cook meal, do the dishes, get the laundry caught up, and get some work stuff done. Damn. Well, here's hoping, anyway. The important thing is that I have the ability to convince myself it'll all be okay.
I'm gonna go...
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Burgoine’s characters are as sharp as the points on their teeth and their dialogue snaps like breaking spines.”
—Out in Print Queer Book Reviews
About Nathan
‘Nathan Burgoine grew up a reader and studied literature in university while making a living as a bookseller—a job he still does, and still loves. His first published short story was “Heart” in the collection Fool for Love: New Gay Fiction. Since then, he has...
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Nathan’s Favorite Books
It Had To Be You (Timothy James Beck), Straight Lies (Rob Byrnes), A Coventry Christmas (Becky Cochrane), Murder in the Rue Ursulines (Greg Herren), Practical...