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John Woolfrey

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Born

Montreal, Canada

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traducteur/writer

Genre

Gay and Lesbian, Fiction, Ebooks

Influences

W. Somerset Maugham, Christopher Isherwood, E.M. Forster

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May 2014

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A creative-writing school dropout, the short story John workshopped in that course won Honourable Mention in a Matrix Magazine literary contest. That was his first story published.

Thanks in part to a grant from the Canada Council, he went on to write a total of 15 that make up East of the Big Q, a connected collection of short stories depicting his coming of age and life in Montreal's Gay Village.

Several were published in various anthologies in Canada and abroad. The final story in the collection, “At the Top of the City” (Véhicule Press, Future Tense: New English Fiction from Quebec) is included in a course reading list at the Université de Montréal along with such renowned authors as Leonard Cohen, Mordecai Richler, Denys Arcand, Gabrie ...more

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Erstwhile Vespasiennes at Philip's Square

The site of the urinal scene in Vespasiennes has been filled in since the 1980s -- apparently, precisely because of such scenes

! While waiting for the bus home to Nuns' Island two weeks ago, I took some pics of what's left of it -- and noshed on some maple sugar for sale at the kiosque on the site.

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Obelisk at corner of stairs

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The stairs were filled in to make a giant planter for a tree and flow Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 13, 2014 20:22 • Tags: philip-s-square, vespasiennes

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	All Saints' Day by John Woolfrey (Goodreads Author), Julia Braga (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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
	East of the Big Q it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	The Garden of Wonders it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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
	Vespasiennes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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
	East of the Biq Q: Short stories about queer Montreal really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	La Toussaint (East of the Big Q t. 10) (French Edition) by John Woolfrey (Goodreads Author), Julia Braga (Photographer), Karina Chagnan (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	East of the Big Q: Short Stories about Queer Montreal by John Woolfrey (Goodreads Author), Julia Braga (Illustrations), Judyth Mermelstein (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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
	The Mountain by John Woolfrey (Goodreads Author), Alex Papp (Photographer) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Saint Jean Baptiste Weekend (East of the Big Q Book 8) by Julia Braga (Illustrator), John Woolfrey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Judyth Mermelstein (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“I spent the best years of my life in the gutter. Now I'm bored.”
― John Woolfrey

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“If men think with their penises, does that make Viagara a mind-altering drug?”
― John Woolfrey

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“ … The best pieces in [Queeries] - such as … Raymond John Woolfrey’s
“Pages from My Window: Red Geraniums” - are more traditional works of short fiction. All three explore a different aspect of gay life, and are subtly crafted stories that engage and challenge the reader’s imagination and intellect.''
- Daniel Jones. Books in Canada, Brief Reviews: Fiction. February 1994.”
― John Woolfrey