I finally got the stories more or less "completed" around here. Titles and everything!

So the deal is, everytime you reload this page, you should see two randomly selected stories from this website. If you don't see something that catches your fancy, reload the page, and next time around you just might see something you'll want to read. Enjoy!

Life and Times at Cafe Wim
Originally published June, 1995

Café Wim was my favourite place to be in Ottawa. I hung out there long before it was trendy. I drank my first real beer there, an import behemoth called Chimay - a Belgian 12% alcohol beer that kicked you pretty strong (prior to that, I drank stuff like Labatts Blue and Molson Canadian). I had my first cappuccino at Wim. I had my first espresso at Wim. I honed my backgammon skills at Wim. Wim was the kind of place where people didn't judge you, no matter what your political social, or sexual preferences were. I loved that place.

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Snatcher of the Tide
Originally published as a three part story in January, 1998

Lemme get you up to speed. See, I didn't do so well this term, what with Mr. Conners telling me it was about time I did something with my life. I was sitting in his office listening to him go on and on about career decisions. For cripes' sakes, I just turned 17! Why should I care about jobs, careers, family! I hate it when ancient people try to tell me what's wrong in my life.

It was the middle of March, and my latest report card was sitting on his desk. I was barely floating along with a grade in the low 60% level. Old Conners is telling my I might be transferred to General level classes, and you know what that means, don't you?

"It means, young man, you will not be able to go to University. You need all your classes to be Advanced level, dontcha know?"

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Photos from Algonquin Park
Photos from my trip to Algonquin Park this fall with my Mom and two brothers.

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The Landlord from Hell
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Walking the Dog, or "Travels with a Bitch".
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Funny Stuff

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Lost in Montreal, and Scared Crazy!

The Euro Odd_essay
Europe changed my life. Some bad, some good, some funny. Here's the funny!

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A Night in the Market
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Making Snow for the Fortress
One of the worst jobs I ever had... till I got out.

The Stolen Cow Caper
aka: How a bunch of idiots stole a big bulky 800lb thing because they thought they were cool.