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Paper and Rags
The paper gleamed. Sunlight illuminated its millions of fibres, the fragments of discarded clothing. Each fleck held a tale. Remnants of earlier generations fused into a new beginning. The next story…
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Bottle and Glass
Jeremy and Merit, two young fishermen from Cornwall, England, are pressed into service aboard a Royal Navy frigate. In 1814 they are stationed in Kingston, a frontier town rife with inns and taverns, including the infamous watering hole, “Violin, Bottle, and Glass”.
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The Last Stoic
The Last Stoic is a story of appetite and fear, modern and ancient. Half of the story’s narrative occurs in the ancient Roman Empire; the other half occurs in the present-day United States, alternating from chapter to chapter.
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Where to get your copy of Paper & Rags
Copies of Paper and Rags can now be purchased at Novel Idea in downtown Kingston or directly from me (special discount!).
Now available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1927725895
They can be borrowed from the Kingston Public Library: https://www.kfpl.ca/c/catalogue/record/1.511447
Dress Rehearsal wins Best Production!
I’m pleased to share that my one-act play Dress Rehearsal, directed by Claudia Wade, won Best Production, the Ken Weston Prize for Best Original Script and the People’s Preference award in the Domino Theatre 2024 one-act play festival. The production will go on to represent Domino Theatre at the Eastern Ontario Drama League One-Act Play Festival this fall in Perth.
Review by the Kingston Theatre Alliance
Dress Rehearsal – One Act Play Festival
July 6th, the date is set! Excited about Dress Rehearsal, our entry into the Domino One-Act Play Festival. Featuring a wonderfully talented cast (Jen Buder, Lloyd Balme, Cam Sedgwick) and directed by veteran director Claudia Wade – looking forward to it!
My top five books about ancient Rome and Stoicism
Here are my picks. What did I miss? https://shepherd.com/best-books/stoicism-and-ancient-rome
Read MoreBest five books about frontier life in Upper Canada
Check out the Book Shepherd, a new website featuring best book picks as curated by authors specializing in the topic. Here are my best five books about frontier life in Upper Canada: https://shepherd.com/best-books/frontier-life-in-early-19th-century-canada
Read MoreMorgan Wade
Morgan Wade is a fiction writer living in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. His short stories and poems have been published in Canadian literary journals and anthologies, including, The New Quarterly and The Nashwaak Review. His debut novel, The Last Stoic was long listed for the ReLit Award for Fiction.
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