John’s Substack
John OughtonReflections, suggestions & discoveries from a long life of writing, editing, and reviewing; posts should interest both writers (published and aspiring) and those rare beasts, people who simply love reading, and thinking about what they read.
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Brother-in-Law Rodney
I’m not sure why, but recently I started recalling some of the accomplishments of my ex- and late brother-in-law Rodney. Born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, he showed an early aptitude for several things: physical education, mathematics, and vi...
Arthur, Author
Just in case you feel like buying me a book for my birthday or Christmas, only seven shopping months away… here’s a nice little number coming up for auction. It’s a version of the King Arthur stories, in medieval French, with over 100 beaut...
The Late, Great Eva Cassidy
It occurred to me that in this year, November will mark the 30th year since Eva Cassidy died of melanoma, aged just 33. Only those who attended music clubs around Washington, DC would have known about her singing before she passed away. Sin...
Rock Stars
I live close to beaches along Lake Ontario, in eastern Toronto. They are a mixture of sands and small rocks, and I have a habit of collecting interesting-looking ones during my rambles along the shoreline. Here are some of the stars in my c...
AN AESTHETIC TAXONOMY
This is rather specialized… likely of interest only to those who teach art creation and/or appreciation, or those interested in aesthetics generally. It first appeared in The Canadian Art Teacher, 18:2 (2022) and hasn’t had much response. M...
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Retired college professor, poet (six books),novelist, photographer, guitar player.
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