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Alex Carrick

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Born

in Toronto, Canada

October 08, 1947

Website

http://www.alexcarrick.com

Twitter

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Humor, Short Stories

Member Since

May 2011

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In July 2010, Alex Carrick’s “The Size of the Skip” received an honorable mention in the prestigious and world-wide Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition (based in Key West, Florida). For the second year in a row, he was short-listed in 2011 for “Caboose Follies”. But this is getting ahead of ourselves.

Alex carried out his undergraduate work at the University of Western Ontario (UWO), then received an M.A. in Economics from the University of Toronto (U of T). He also completed the first year towards a Doctorate while living at U of T’s Massey College.

The pull of the job market was too strong and Alex went to work for the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) in 1972. The CISC is a trade association representing structural steel In July 2010, Alex Carrick’s “The Size of the Skip” received an honorable mention in the prestigious and world-wide Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition (based in Key West, Florida). For the second year in a row, he was short-listed in 2011 for “Caboose Follies”. But this is getting ahead of ourselves.

Alex carried out his undergraduate work at the University of Western Ontario (UWO), then received an M.A. in Economics from the University of Toronto (U of T). He also completed the first year towards a Doctorate while living at U of T’s Massey College.

The pull of the job market was too strong and Alex went to work for the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) in 1972. The CISC is a trade association representing structural steel fabricators in Canada. Mr. Carrick eventually became the Secretary-Treasurer as well as the Economist for the CISC.

Since 1985, Alex has held the position of Chief Economist/Editor with CanaData, a division of Reed Construction Data (RCD), where he has acquired an in-depth knowledge of the Canadian construction industry.

Alex is often quoted in the media, especially in the two construction newspapers, the Daily Commercial News and the Journal of Commerce. He has delivered presentations throughout North America on the Canadian, United States and world construction outlooks.

In 2008, he first ventured into blogging and then in 2009, he started making videos on economic topics for various RCD web sites. This offered an exciting challenge that has required development of a whole new skill set.

Many of Alex’s award-winning short stories have been compiled in the Scoops series of books as well as the Ten Tales series. The former is comprised of “Two Scoops” Is Just Right, “Three Scoops” Is A Blast! and “Four Scoops” Is Over The Top.
The latter has seven titles (i.e., too numerous to mention here) and all of the books are set out on the Carrick Publishing website.

Alex is married with three children, plus a lazy dog and crazy cat that round out the household. Much of the family’s life revolves around the cottage on Georgian Bay. He resides in Toronto. His wonderful wife Donna is a well-known author in the crime and intrigue fields. ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 109 ratings · 21 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Two Scoops is Just Right: 78 Funny Original Short Stories (Scoops Series) 3.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Scoops is a Blast! 3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Tales of Tilted Love 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Tales of Sunny Lift liked it 3.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Scoops Is Over The Top 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Tales of Spotty Ruin 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nostra and Damus (Medieval Series) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Tales of Family Glue really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Tales of People Dear 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Tales of Darker Core 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 12: by C.J.

Jun 07, 2013 04:22PM

C.J. Heck

Hello Alex,

It's such a pleasure having you as a friend. Thank you and best wishes!

My warmest regards,
CJ

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message 11: by Stan

Apr 03, 2013 07:17AM

A belated thanks for choosing me to be among your friends,Alex. It may interest you that my book Marvin Clark—In Search of Freedom in now a matching FREE download on Amazon Kindle. Enjoy it while you can. (A little review on Amazon wouldn't hurt either!)
Stan
http://www.amazon.com/Marvin-Clark--S...

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message 10: by Douglas

Mar 31, 2012 08:28AM

Alex, thanks for your friendship on Goodreads!
Douglas

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message 9: by Christine

Jan 24, 2012 04:58AM

good morning

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message 8: by Simon

Sep 01, 2011 09:17PM

Thanks for seeking me out, Alex.

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message 7: by Tammy

Jul 29, 2011 05:09PM

Hello Mr.Carrick! Good to see you here as well as Twitter! Thanks for the friendship all over the cyber world!

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message 6: by Steve

Jul 29, 2011 10:21AM

Thanks for the request Alex. It's good to meet you here.

It's a lovely and friendly site. I hope you enjoy it here!

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message 5: by Louise

Jul 28, 2011 09:59PM

Thanks for the add. :)

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message 4: by Mireille

Jul 28, 2011 04:36PM

Thanks for the friend request, Alex! Hope you're having a great week. :)

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message 3: by Penelope

Jul 28, 2011 03:34PM

Thanks for your friendship!

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message 2: by Alex

Jul 05, 2011 06:57PM

Charlotte wrote: "Thanks for your friendship, Alex. Looking forward to reading you. Your books sound like fun!

~Charlotte Liebel
[aka @Sharliebel Twitter]"

Hi Charlotte. Very nice to meet you as well. My approach to writing my short stories truly is to entertain. My fondest hope is to compel the reader to move from one paragraph to the next, to discover what surprises and delights lie only a short distance ahead. Regards, Alex

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message 1: by Charlotte (last edited Jul 04, 2011 09:51PM)

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