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Pre-order page for my new flash novel, Motion Sickness!
Chapters Pre-order Link
"Motion Sickness is a flash novel consisting of 55 chapters of exactly 500 words each and accompanied by a wood-cut like, scratchboard illustration. The illustrations are dark and somewhat whimsical as is the text. Penelope, the twenty-year old narrator is a guitarist who writes some lyrics, has a good colour sense and a social conscience. She has kicked a drug habit and is now mainly drinking and sometimes jamming in after-hours clubs as well as writing letters of protest. She finds herself alone when her roommate goes to Calgary to be with her mother who has breast cancer. At the same time she is increasingly attracted to Theo, a slightly older bass player who turns out to be married and who shares a similarly poetic take on the world, but who, unlike her, sticks with people and jobs. He finds her employment with him silk screening T-shirts where they develop a more intimate but non- sexual relationship. In between birth control methods she finds herself pregnant after a drugged threesome which involved the very sexy but potentially violent Stan. She has an abortion. Stan becomes a frightening stalker. Theo remains a stable anchor and it becomes increasingly clear to both of them as well as to Theo's wife that their intimacy is not to be ignored. This is a smart, engaging, well-written novel that should appeal particularly, but by no means exclusively, to young women dealing with the responsibility of reproductive control, finding their way in the world of creative work and the social life of a young single person."
"Motion Sickness is a flash novel consisting of 55 chapters of exactly 500 words each and accompanied by a wood-cut like, scratchboard illustration. The illustrations are dark and somewhat whimsical as is the text. Penelope, the twenty-year old narrator is a guitarist who writes some lyrics, has a good colour sense and a social conscience. She has kicked a drug habit and is now mainly drinking and sometimes jamming in after-hours clubs as well as writing letters of protest. She finds herself alone when her roommate goes to Calgary to be with her mother who has breast cancer. At the same time she is increasingly attracted to Theo, a slightly older bass player who turns out to be married and who shares a similarly poetic take on the world, but who, unlike her, sticks with people and jobs. He finds her employment with him silk screening T-shirts where they develop a more intimate but non- sexual relationship. In between birth control methods she finds herself pregnant after a drugged threesome which involved the very sexy but potentially violent Stan. She has an abortion. Stan becomes a frightening stalker. Theo remains a stable anchor and it becomes increasingly clear to both of them as well as to Theo's wife that their intimacy is not to be ignored. This is a smart, engaging, well-written novel that should appeal particularly, but by no means exclusively, to young women dealing with the responsibility of reproductive control, finding their way in the world of creative work and the social life of a young single person."
Montreal Launch for Motion Sickness
Motion Sickness
will launch on Friday September 5, 2014, at Librairie Drawn and Quarterly in Montreal, together with Phyllis Rudin's novel, Evie, the Baby and the Wife. The event is from 7-9 pm. Please join us!
Publisher's blurb:
Motion Sickness is a flash novel consisting of 55 chapters of exactly 500 words each and accompanied by a wood-cut like, scratchboard illustration that follows one young woman’s humorous and poignant misadventures in the worlds of employment, friendship, dating, birth control and abortion. The illustrations are dark and somewhat whimsical as is the text.
Penelope, the twenty–year old narrator is a guitarist who writes some lyrics, has a good colour sense and a social conscience. She has kicked a drug habit and is now mainly drinking and sometimes jamming in after-hours clubs as well as writing letters of protest. She finds herself alone when her roommate goes to Calgary to be with her mother who has breast cancer. At the same time she is increasingly attracted to Theo, a slightly older bass player who turns out to be married and who shares a similarly poetic take on the world, but who, unlike her, sticks with people and jobs. He finds her employment with him silk screening T-shirts where they develop a more intimate but non- sexual relationship. In between birth control methods she finds herself pregnant after a drugged threesome which involved the very sexy but potentially violent Stan. She has an abortion. Stan becomes a frightening stalker. Theo remains a stable anchor and it becomes increasingly clear to both of them as well as to Theo’s wife that their intimacy is not to be ignored.
This is a smart, engaging, well-written novel that should appeal particularly, but by no means exclusively, to young women dealing with the responsibility of reproductive control, finding their way in the world of creative work and the social life of a young single person. The style is full of humour, poignancy and sadness. Motion Sickness contains subtle magic realist and slipstream elements.
Cover blurb:
A picaresque miniature, Motion Sickness describes a young urban woman’s bewildering adventures on the verge of the real as she learns to trust friendship, and finally, love.This little book is a winner. Each of the facing pages forms a delightful and inextricable unit: a starkly-incised illustration and a 500-word chapter, with titles that read like a poem.Ursula Pflug’s voice is unique, funny and tough, and the dialogue is so exact it can be heard. SK Dyment’s dark and whimsical illustrations play with and enhance the tersely visual prose.
-Heather Spears, author, artist, winner of Governor-General's award for poetry
will launch on Friday September 5, 2014, at Librairie Drawn and Quarterly in Montreal, together with Phyllis Rudin's novel, Evie, the Baby and the Wife. The event is from 7-9 pm. Please join us!
Publisher's blurb:
Motion Sickness is a flash novel consisting of 55 chapters of exactly 500 words each and accompanied by a wood-cut like, scratchboard illustration that follows one young woman’s humorous and poignant misadventures in the worlds of employment, friendship, dating, birth control and abortion. The illustrations are dark and somewhat whimsical as is the text.
Penelope, the twenty–year old narrator is a guitarist who writes some lyrics, has a good colour sense and a social conscience. She has kicked a drug habit and is now mainly drinking and sometimes jamming in after-hours clubs as well as writing letters of protest. She finds herself alone when her roommate goes to Calgary to be with her mother who has breast cancer. At the same time she is increasingly attracted to Theo, a slightly older bass player who turns out to be married and who shares a similarly poetic take on the world, but who, unlike her, sticks with people and jobs. He finds her employment with him silk screening T-shirts where they develop a more intimate but non- sexual relationship. In between birth control methods she finds herself pregnant after a drugged threesome which involved the very sexy but potentially violent Stan. She has an abortion. Stan becomes a frightening stalker. Theo remains a stable anchor and it becomes increasingly clear to both of them as well as to Theo’s wife that their intimacy is not to be ignored.
This is a smart, engaging, well-written novel that should appeal particularly, but by no means exclusively, to young women dealing with the responsibility of reproductive control, finding their way in the world of creative work and the social life of a young single person. The style is full of humour, poignancy and sadness. Motion Sickness contains subtle magic realist and slipstream elements.
Cover blurb:
A picaresque miniature, Motion Sickness describes a young urban woman’s bewildering adventures on the verge of the real as she learns to trust friendship, and finally, love.This little book is a winner. Each of the facing pages forms a delightful and inextricable unit: a starkly-incised illustration and a 500-word chapter, with titles that read like a poem.Ursula Pflug’s voice is unique, funny and tough, and the dialogue is so exact it can be heard. SK Dyment’s dark and whimsical illustrations play with and enhance the tersely visual prose.
-Heather Spears, author, artist, winner of Governor-General's award for poetry
motion sickness launches in toronto
I totally forgot to mention about the Toronto Launch of They Have To Take You In, plus several other events, alas, but am trying not to be remiss by letting you all know I'll be reading from Motion Sickness at Inspire on Sunday at 10:30 am on the Discovery Stage, with Phyliss Rudin and Alisha Piercy. We'll be interviewed by Susan G. Cole afterwards.
The official Toronto Launch for Motion Sickness is at The Supermarket on Monday 6:00-8:30 pm.
268 Augusta Avenue, Toronto
Co-sponsored by LeftWords Festival of Books and Ideas, Come out and CONSPIRE with Inanna authors for an evening of readings and celebration.
Featuring:
Pam Galloway, author of "Passing Stranger"
Susan McCaslin, author of "Into the Mystic: My Years with Olga"
Ursula Pflug, author of "Motion Sickness"
Phyllis Rudin, author of "Evie, the Baby and the Wife"
Also featuring the jazz musical stylings of Jonah Cristall-Clarke
Refreshments will be served. Free!
inanna
The official Toronto Launch for Motion Sickness is at The Supermarket on Monday 6:00-8:30 pm.
268 Augusta Avenue, Toronto
Co-sponsored by LeftWords Festival of Books and Ideas, Come out and CONSPIRE with Inanna authors for an evening of readings and celebration.
Featuring:
Pam Galloway, author of "Passing Stranger"
Susan McCaslin, author of "Into the Mystic: My Years with Olga"
Ursula Pflug, author of "Motion Sickness"
Phyllis Rudin, author of "Evie, the Baby and the Wife"
Also featuring the jazz musical stylings of Jonah Cristall-Clarke
Refreshments will be served. Free!
inanna
Spring Tour: Events in Toronto, Ottawa and Kingston
I've got events in April, May and June in Toronto, Kingston and Ottawa. Summer events TBA.
Escape the April Ice Storm with a good book!!
We have 5 great books coming to Junction Reads on April 29! We are hosting a great mix of Young Adult fiction and Adult fiction with Glynis Guevara, Ursula Pflug, Andrew Daley, Sally Cooper and Ele Pawelski.
Join us at Famous Last Words for a perfect evening of readings and discussion. We have a new start time (5:15pm), which gives staff time to open up and get set up.
Junction Reads Info
I'll be on several panels at Limestone Genre Expo in Kingston.
On Saturday May 26 I'll be on Young Adult Fiction: Not Just For Teens. It's between 3-4 p.m. in Bellevue Room North. My co-panelists are A.A. Jankiewicz, Alyssa Cooper, Ann Shortell and Brandon Crilly, with Kate Heartfield moderating.
Several of my books are YA/Adult crossover, including the YA fantasy novel, The Alphabet Stones, and the illustrated flash novel Motion Sickness. Mountain, a near future cli-apocalyptic tale, was published by Inanna's new Young Feminists imprint. I'm looking forward to speaking with my co-panelists about the special draw of genre YA to young people and adults alike.
On Sunday May 27 between 10-11, again in Bellevue Room North, I'll be on Where Do Story Idea Come From, a perrenial favourite. My co-panelists are Tobin Elliot, Lisa de Nikolits, Madona Skaf, and Bob Mackenzie. Kris Jacen moderates.
My last panel is on Sunday between 3-4 pm: Dystopian Fiction: How To Write When The World Is Falling Apart. With Una Verdandi, Robin Timmerman, Brad Baker Tapanga Koe and Hayden Trenholm. Nina Muntenu moderates.
I'm looking forward and hope to see some of you in Kingston.
On June 7th I'll be reading at Chiseries Ottawa. I'll be reading with L.X. Beckett & John Haas
I'll read from two recent novellas. Mountain was on Tangent's rec'd reading list for 2017, and Down From recently received a great PW review.
DATE: June 7th
TIME: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Facebook Event Link
LOCATION:
Clocktower Brew Pub Glebe
575 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 5L7
Spring is a lovely time to hit the road and spend some face time with readers and fellow authors. I'll also be at Parliament Street Library in Toronto on July 29, with Su Sokol. More on that later.
Escape the April Ice Storm with a good book!!
We have 5 great books coming to Junction Reads on April 29! We are hosting a great mix of Young Adult fiction and Adult fiction with Glynis Guevara, Ursula Pflug, Andrew Daley, Sally Cooper and Ele Pawelski.
Join us at Famous Last Words for a perfect evening of readings and discussion. We have a new start time (5:15pm), which gives staff time to open up and get set up.
Junction Reads Info
I'll be on several panels at Limestone Genre Expo in Kingston.
On Saturday May 26 I'll be on Young Adult Fiction: Not Just For Teens. It's between 3-4 p.m. in Bellevue Room North. My co-panelists are A.A. Jankiewicz, Alyssa Cooper, Ann Shortell and Brandon Crilly, with Kate Heartfield moderating.
Several of my books are YA/Adult crossover, including the YA fantasy novel, The Alphabet Stones, and the illustrated flash novel Motion Sickness. Mountain, a near future cli-apocalyptic tale, was published by Inanna's new Young Feminists imprint. I'm looking forward to speaking with my co-panelists about the special draw of genre YA to young people and adults alike.
On Sunday May 27 between 10-11, again in Bellevue Room North, I'll be on Where Do Story Idea Come From, a perrenial favourite. My co-panelists are Tobin Elliot, Lisa de Nikolits, Madona Skaf, and Bob Mackenzie. Kris Jacen moderates.
My last panel is on Sunday between 3-4 pm: Dystopian Fiction: How To Write When The World Is Falling Apart. With Una Verdandi, Robin Timmerman, Brad Baker Tapanga Koe and Hayden Trenholm. Nina Muntenu moderates.
I'm looking forward and hope to see some of you in Kingston.
On June 7th I'll be reading at Chiseries Ottawa. I'll be reading with L.X. Beckett & John Haas
I'll read from two recent novellas. Mountain was on Tangent's rec'd reading list for 2017, and Down From recently received a great PW review.
DATE: June 7th
TIME: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Facebook Event Link
LOCATION:
Clocktower Brew Pub Glebe
575 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 5L7
Spring is a lovely time to hit the road and spend some face time with readers and fellow authors. I'll also be at Parliament Street Library in Toronto on July 29, with Su Sokol. More on that later.
