Ian Gillespie

@zilla_jones @kwhitehead141 Thank you Zilla. I’m proud and humbled to share the podium with such an accomplished writer.

@kwhitehead141 @the_write_ian I loved Playing Possum - a great read!

So, so honored to be the winner of the 2021 Austin Clarke Fiction Prize. Still hasn't fully sunk in. It's my first contest win. The story was incredibly difficult to write and means the world to me. I hope you check it out. puritan-magazine.com/winner-perfect…

Thrilled to have my story “Playing Possum” selected as a runner-up for the Austin Clarke Award.

Delighted to announce that my short story "It Won't Go Away," is featured in the horror-fiction anthology "Dead Keys: Typewritten Tales of Terror." Available here: amazon.ca/Dead-Keys-Type…

@austinbartonfit @BarstoolBigCat @PFTCommenter @hen_ease @PardonMyTake At least he’s consistent.

Phil Rivers...late in the 4th quarter...down 1 possession... CC: @barstoolbigcat @PFTCommenter @hen_ease @PardonMyTake #chargers #thunder #lightning #nfl #boltup

@JellyfishReview It may have something to do with “target fixation,” which involves steering toward what you’re looking at. Motorcyclists are taught to “look where you want to go.”

@PatatLFPress Him, her and the red-haired one.

I rarely address my kids by their real names. Instead I almost always use their little nickname — “Bum” and “Sweetpea.” Do other parents do that? If so, what’s the nickname?

@smickable Or a parent.

@LFPress Victor Garber.

LFP ARCHIVES: We've unearthed this 1967 photo of a #LdnOnt singing group, The Sugar Shoppe. The guy in the tie went on to a celebrated career in show business. Can you guess his name?

@SubPress @neilhimself I spent my early years writing fiction. Then, desperate to "grow up" & "be responsible" and, ah, "eat," I switched to journalism. That was good. Then it wasn't. (Anyone remember newspapers?) Now I'm back where I was 40 years ago. Out of work. Scribbling dreams. And I need help.

@chriskulbaba Sign me up!

I am thinking about building a course for talented professionals that teaches them how to create and improve their personal brand by using every facet that LinkedIn has in an efficient and effective way. Do you know someone who might be interested? — feeling excited

Some days I just want to yell at the world: "Up your rusty dusty with a floy floy!"

"I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things." -- Tom Waits

@Downtown_London @KathyMldnont Sorry. That's NEXT weekend. But still a great book sale!

Find a treasure at the Friends of the Library, Giant Fall Book Sale! It's on this weekend at Centennial Hall. #GetDTL

After 30 eventful years in the newsroom -- including 12 years as an arts reporter and 13 years as city columnist -- today is my final day at the London Free Press. It's been grand. But like somebody said: "Newspapers. They'll break your heart."

Norm DeBono reveals Fanshawe hired principal who misused $50,000+ in school funds to (wait for it) teach education. lfpress.com/2014/08/20/dis…

"I thought (the kid) was happy.' Neighbour reacts to London horror house. lfpress.com/2014/05/30/hor…

Is there a word to describe the chunks of icy snow that accumulate behind the wheels of your vehicle? If not, we need one.