Ken Wilson

Ridiculous. Maybe they could fall off.

The Plains Cree word for strawberry, otêhimin, literally means “heart-berry.”

Do you think Trump managed to get the gold foil off his medal so he could eat the chocolate inside?

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

It took the Globe a while to figure that out. To be fair, that “new” policy is old, and it’s hostile to everyone—except Russia and Israel.

Someone might read him a one-sentence summary.

A loser, as he himself might say.

Yes, but what book isn’t?

If you’re in the US, try NYU Press; in Canada, University of Regina Press—or any good bookstore. And thanks for the kind words!

As if we’re not made of the same stuff, or as if frogs don’t matter but people do. Spraying it on aspens in boreal because they’re not valuable, then wondering why the forests burn like gasoline. Will we ever give up the idea that we know everything?

So the guy in California who got cancer from glyphosate was telling the truth.

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> The colonisation of educational institutions and universities by technology monopolies [..] therefore has nothing to do with promoting learning. The aim of technology companies is to extract value from services and data, replacing the original purpose of public education with corporate objectives.

Rooted in Story | Degrees Magazine The Chorus Beneath Our Feet Melanie Schnell Radiant Press Released October 2025 The inspiration for Melanie Schnell’s latest novel came to her during a writers’ retreat as an image: two women standing...

How gratifying to be profiled in Degrees Magazine along with two wonderful writers! Thanks to Sabrina Cataldo for doing this.

www.degreesmagazine.ca/rooted-in-st...

"A cartoon, titled "Quiet Piggy" by Steve Nease, depicts a Canadian beaver character applying duct tape over the mouth of a man identified as U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra. The beaver is holding a roll of tape and saying "Quiet Piggy," while the ambassador is holding a paper labeled "Anti-Canada Rhetoric". The cartoon is a political commentary on U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, and his undiplomatic comments regarding Canada."

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You are made of strong stuff.

Have you read Roger Deakin’s book about wild swimming?

The chapters in The Old Ways where Robert Macfarlane swims in the ocean off the Outer Hebrides hurt me to read!

Also, swimming in cold water is hard! I walked to work in the cold today, and I’m about to walk home, but I feel protected by my coat. Water is a different matter.

Oh, thank you! I will savour that essay.

Not sure where to mention this, but Blue Portugal and Mnemonic are here on my shelf, demanding to be read, while I mark papers.

He is disgusting in every way.

From stolen Orwell to the Camino: Why this author embraced "Dirty Nature Writing" Author Ken Wilson's path was set by stealing Orwell and formalized by The Camino Walk at 50, committing to the craft. His writing evolved from playwriting to creative nonfiction and poetry, now driven...

I’ve been interviewed about my writing! Curious about what connects stolen books and long walks? Check it out!

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Why have a 25th Amendment if you won't use it?

The cover of Sadiqa de Meijer's book In the Field, a painting of a field surrounded by trees.

My review of Sadiqa de Meijer's In the Field is now up at The Miramichi Reader: miramichireader.ca/2025/11/in-t...

Also a dope.

It’s made mine worse. But I teach English, so that’s to be expected.

My partner’s PhD was on Cronenberg.

If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.