http://staceymayfowles.com Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:38:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “Return to No Fun City,” posted at The Walrus Blog I have been in Vancouver International Airport’s baggage claim area about a dozen times. Every time I stood waiting for my luggage to appear from a flight arriving from Toronto or Montreal, I had the same feeling — a toxic mixture ... http://staceymayfowles.com/?p=390 I have a profile piece about the lovely and talented Dani Couture in the latest issue of Broken Pencil, which is on newsstands now. "Where the Wild Things Are: Poet Dani Couture walks the fine line between urban life and the natural world" http://staceymayfowles.com/?p=388 Revenge of the Sexy Nerds: The cult of Lady Gaga and the mainstreaming of outcast culture "Unlike her pop-tart contemporaries (and like Madge), Gaga understands that female sexuality, much like fame, is nothing but performance and artifice. Like a pop music JT Leroy, in tricking the media machine into making her ... http://staceymayfowles.com/?p=382 Be Good, a novel Quill and Quire: “…the novel offers a thoughtful examination of sexuality, relationships, and what it means to tell the truth.” This Magazine: “…probably the most finely realized small press novel to come out of Canada in the last year…Thank you, Stacey May Fowles.” Fear of Fighting, a novel with ... http://staceymayfowles.com/?p=380 Suzanna Alyssa Andrew reviews Fear of Fighting: It's easy to feel invisible in Toronto, especially when your boyfriend leaves, your co-workers forget your name and your cat runs away. That's why Marnie, the fading anti-heroine of Fear of Fighting decides to wallow in her studio apartment and count the days until ... http://staceymayfowles.com/?p=379 She's Shameless has been picked to be part of the Toronto Public Library's Word Out! 2010 reading program for teens. August 9-15 the book will be featured and discussed online as part of the initiative. With wit and honesty, the writers share stories of their teen experiences (both positive and negative) ... http://staceymayfowles.com/?p=378 Since the recent Davidar allegations came to light I’ve been thinking a lot about how to use this opportunity to create a dialogue about the culture of publishing. As someone who has worked in both publishing spheres, book and magazine, the allegations, however disturbing and upsetting, are actually unsurprising to ... http://staceymayfowles.com/?p=377 http://staceymayfowles.com/?p=376 "It’s pretty much part of Dating 101 that you keep your crazy under wraps for as long as possible. It’s best to wait until there’s an L-bomb or a ring involved, when it becomes harder for the other person to make a clean getaway. (I always think of Carla’s advice ... http://staceymayfowles.com/?p=374 I have a short story in the latest issue of Taddle Creek, and you can read it online here. "It was the pregnant chain-smoking teenage girl waiting for the northbound bus at Dufferin station who finalized it for Walter. She stood there, smiling and smoking, her red hair piled high on ... http://staceymayfowles.com/?p=373