by Allan Stratton | Mar 23, 2010 | Travels, Writing
As mentioned in my last post, Varadero features heavily in my first novel The Phoenix Lottery — especially the duPont mansion. As an experiment, I’m posting the first chapter here. For photos of the setting you’re reading about, check my last post....
by Allan Stratton | Mar 12, 2010 | News, Travels, Writing
I’ve been very bad about posting these past two weeks. BORDERLINE has just come out and I’m racing against a first draft deadline for my new novel. (Title initials G.R.A.) I know, excuses, excuses. And okay, my official deadline is really May 1, but...
by Allan Stratton | Mar 8, 2010 | Writing
Okay, so this post is way late. But anyway, every year the Toronto Public Library has a swanky do to raise money. People and companies spend a fair chunk of change to go to a ballroom in the Royal York Hotel, see a fashion show based on popular novels, and eat...
by Allan Stratton | Mar 5, 2010 | News, Writing
Okay, I’ve been very good about writing about fun travel adventures. But my new book BORDERLINE comes out March 9, so please forgive the forthcoming writer’s ego. (Hey, it’s my birthday today, too, so gimme a break, eh? I am too damn old for...
by Allan Stratton | Mar 2, 2010 | News, Writing
Well… Last post I asked what people would like to read about — and I got emails and comments at livejournal and elsewhere that a number of you want to hear about my new book — BORDERLINE. So okay. For the next week that’s what you’ll get,...
by Allan Stratton | Jan 13, 2010 | Writing, X-tra Stuff
“Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo…” Mom left Dad when I was a baby and we went to live on my...
