Poetry and Procrastination – Tim Covell
Writing poems is a great warm-up exercise for writing.| Tim Covell
The American state of Florida has an Office of Parental Rights, which is one of the government organizations pressuring schools in that state to remove books. It’s bad enough that the USA is the only country in the world to not ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Having an Office… Continue reading PEN America and Florida Book Bans| Tim Covell
Writing poems is a great warm-up exercise for writing.| Tim Covell
Does "keep right except to pass" make sense for highways, or society?| Tim Covell
A few months ago, I drove between Halifax and Ottawa, and stopped both ways to check out the new rest stops near the Cobequid Pass toll booths. Rest centre at Cobequid Pass. The dull but functional…| Tim Covell
As an infrequent flyer, I have a few tips to improve the experience that frequent flyers may overlook.| Tim Covell
Usually, you can’t touch Stonehenge, so I visited other megaliths.| Tim Covell
I took a few pictures of what is probably the last snow in Halifax this season, and had a few thoughts about the words “last snow.” As it sometimes does, reflecting on a phrase led to poetry, but this turned out darker than my usual efforts. I suspect the recent death of my younger brother… Continue reading The Last Snowfall| Tim Covell
I was recently in Vancouver, and snapped a few pictures there. The inflight movie was exciting when it started, but got boring quickly. Despite travelling through the Vancouver airport since……| Tim Covell
Fascism eroticizes power, and much has been written about how this is presented in old fascist films, particularly those of Leni Riefenstahl. That presentation continues in newer videos from newer …| Tim Covell
I’ve previously written about how AI cannot do my day job of technical writing, and how I don’t take it seriously as a threat to my novel reading or writing. It’s just not good enough, and for various reasons it never can be. The short explanation is that no matter how much progress is made… Continue reading The Politics of AI Art| Tim Covell
Olympia Regina Deluxe Manual Typewriter It’s not often I try something and think “I never knew it could be like this.” It’s even less often I can share that discovery, but t…| Tim Covell
