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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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...
A Small Moment of Transcendence
So I was lying in my bathtub, one of the few luxuries that come with living in an apartment that’s 80-90 years old. I put some Epsom salts in the water to ease my mildly-aching muscles (from yesterday, carrying boxes and folding furniture u...
AI-yi-yi!
Those of you who hate AI and resist any consideration of it may want to skip this article. My own position is that it’s a rapidly-growing influence on our daily lives, and it’s better to know a little about it than shun it entirely. If you...
Me, Artist in Residence
Dear Readers: If you will be in Toronto on the weekend of May 9-10, please drop by and say hello. I will be doing an arts residency from 1-4 pm each day at The Josie, a garage converted into a gallery by my friend and fellow poet Sheila Ste...
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Retired college professor, poet (six books),novelist, photographer, guitar player.
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