When it comes to be known that a man of great wisdom and spirit is passing near the secluded village of Dode, the interest of many is stirred. That great promise and blessing might come from his words is the hope of those who set out to find him. For Jaedon, a man of simple means, there is a special connection. His name means the one to whom God listens. Soothsay is the search for truth in a time of great confusion.
I am a film studies librarian at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. I spend my days surrounded by films, screens and movie talk. Writing is another world.
I have lived most of my life in western Canada, but I also stayed for a couple of years in London, my wife's hometown. We now have five children and are back in Canada.
As a young man, I studied both film production and creative writing. Around the same time, I travelled extensively in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as in India.
Writing is a way of remembering all that. But more often, it is a way of imagining possible worlds.