{"id":1063,"date":"2015-03-13T16:53:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T20:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2015-03-14T07:43:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T11:43:48","slug":"a-reading-begets-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/?p=1063","title":{"rendered":"A Reading Begets Another"},"content":{"rendered":"

I participated in the Toronto Writers’ Co-operative’s 7th Exchanging Notes Literary Cabaret a few weeks ago, where I read my creative non-fiction piece\u00a0Countdown<\/em>. It’s about my grandmother’s last years with us, during which we rediscovered our relationship through the lens of Alzheimer Disease. My reading was accompanied by John Priest on the violin.<\/p>\n

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A photo and tweet about my reading from writing partner and good friend Sophie Tolias.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Following the Cabaret reading, I got an email from fellow writer Amy S. Mark, inviting me to read Countdown<\/em> and another excerpt (I’ve opted to read from my short story collection Where Pigeons Roost<\/em>)\u00a0at the Indie authors’ Wordjammin’ 2015 event this weekend:<\/p>\n

A Celebration of Independent Authors<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Join some of Canada\u2019s best indie authors\u00a0<\/strong>
\nas they read excerpts from their works.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

Sunday, March 15, 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2:00 \u2014 6:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yellow Griffin Pub<\/strong><\/p>\n

2202 Bloor Street West<\/span><\/p>\n

(just steps from the Runnymede subway station)<\/p>\n

Find out more about the authors reading at the Wordjamm here:\u00a0http:\/\/www.wordjamm.com\/authors-bios.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ll be reading at 4:55 p.m. I don’t know what the audience will think of the contrast between a staccato yet touching retelling of a loved one’s demise and the dark humour of killing pigeons for sport – I suppose death is an inadvertent theme, here – but I am looking forward to finding out. Each author’s Wordjamm reading is followed by a question-and-answer session from the audience. I’ll share how it goes in an upcoming post.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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