Congratulations to author Katherena Vermette

Congratulations to Katherena Vermette, who just received a 2013 Governor General’s Award for her book North End Love Songs. Her publisher, Gordon Shillingford, is also the publisher of last book, Eugenics and the Firewall.

Creative Writing I Starts October 22

It's a go. Creative Writing I starts October 22nd at Lethbridge College. Register for the workshop online, in-person, or by telephone.

Smart, Disciplined Online Shopping

Yes, it is  to overspend, but can turn online shopping into a cost cutting tool.  This week's Cutting Corners column, published by Troy Media:

Cutting Corners Column 7

Can't believe this is my seventh column on Troy Media. I am even more surprised to discover that people with insurance and jobs cut corners on their medications because they can't afford them. Something is definitely wrong with distribution, but there are some things you can do to protect yourself. http://www.troymedia.com/2013/09/25/cut-corners-safely-on-prescriptions/

Cutting Corners Goes to Dinner & the Food Bank

Want to trim your grocery bill without wrecking dinner? Treat your home food inventory as a financial asset.http://www.troymedia.com/2013/09/17/cut-your-grocery-bill-without-wrecking-dinner/

Public libraries & ending poverty

Cutting Corners is financial advice for the real world. It goes right along with my concern for the disadvantaged and increasing equality of opportunity -- principles that motivated me to write Eugenics and the Firewall. Those principles inform my current works-in-progress. This week, we go to the library: http://www.troymedia.com/2013/09/04/how-the-library-helps-you-cut-corners/

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As of this morning, I am writing a weekly column, "Cutting Corners" for Troy Media. It offers financial advice for the real world.