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A lesson before passing by William James McPhee
09/08 at 07:33 PM

I believe that it is life altering events which shape us as writers.  They guide us, though not in the romanticized manner you would expect.

When faced with the end of one’s life, I do not believe that any rational human being thinks; “I wish I had written that novel” in lieu of “I wish I had spent more time with my family”.  We do not long for the solitude of a closed room and a computer with which to create, when faced with an uncertain future.  We crave human contact.

This is the catch-22 that is writing.  It is human contact which instinctively we need to survive, as well as to lend credibility to our words, and yet the very act of writing is one which removes us from others. 

The question becomes, if human contact makes us better writers, how then does writing reciprocate?

I’ve needed to think about this for some time.  Nearly a year, in fact.

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Exciting Order
Roger Laferriere
09/17 at 11:14 AM

I’d initially planned on personally binding my third collection poetry, just as I had with my first two.  The first collection; Doing Time..., was soft-cover bound using an interesting spine clip.  The book was quite handsome, though I still felt there was room for improvement.  The second collection; it’s about no longer being a bastard, was hard-cover bound.  I practically ripped apart some hard-cover novels I owned, researched book making, and came up with my own design which I maintain looks phenomenal.  The only downside is that each book takes nearly 3 hours to complete.

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Cadence when writing
Roger Laferriere
09/14 at 10:38 AM

I believe in allowing the mood of that which I am writing to influence the way in which I type.  That is to say, if I am writing a scene which is full of angst, I will pound the keys much more furiously.  If the scene calls for a gentle hand, I will be soft.

I believe that cadence plays a very large part in how I write, and in all honesty, I believe it makes me a better writer.

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torn
by William James McPhee

i am made of paper, and
  i’ve been torn… daily…
  by those trying to shape me
  into the being they would
  like me to be.
yet like an oragami pattern
  too difficult for the weak-willed,
  i have been folded too many
  times… and now my body
  possesses not the strength
  that it used to.
pen and pencil marks mar
  my skin like a multitude of
  mistakes… one for every
  breath of my being.
and though some may say
  i’ve much to live for… there
  are days i stray towards
  fire… that it may light
  me.

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An Interview with Noel Peterson (Photographer)
by Roger Laferriere
written 07/22 at 06:21 PM

Photography is a very interesting artform, in that one must be extremely precise with the subject matter, location, angle, etc.  It’s not at all like other forms of visual arts where you can use your imagination to create the wanted effect.  With photography, the effect has to be there.  Certainly, there are tricks of the trade to fool the eye, but when you strip everything away, a bridge is still a bridge, a cat is still cat, and an old shoe is still, well, you get the point.

I’ve always enjoyed Noel Peterson’s photography.  He has a wonderful eye, and his imagination in terms of how to capture a shot or convey an idea speaks to me.  Like all forms of art, photography is quite subjective.  It’s what you bring to the piece that defines how much it will affect you.

I spoke to Noel and asked him about his work, his aspirations, as well as his other creative drives.

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jPod
being read by Roger Laferriere

I’ve read a number of Douglas Coupland’s novels, and must say that to date, have never been disappointed.  I don’t know if it’s his style, his delivery or just the subject matter that keeps me turning the pages.  He is a very powerful writer, in that he can so completely encapsulate a time and place.

jPod is no different.  This time around, he writes about a group of 20 somethings working at a game development company, having to deal with their lives, their pasts, their careers and the fact that their boss has decided he wants a turtle in their new skateboarding game (among other bizarre plot twists).

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