A Reading from
GREY

A collection of stories for grown-ups,
by Judy MacDonald

Thursday January 17
7 - 9 p.m.
@
Another Story
164 Danforth Avenue
Toronto

Wheelchair accessible.
All ages welcomed.

"MacDonald writes with delicacy, humour and sympathy about people struggling against ... the banalities used to express, and oversimplify, the daily incongruities of contemporary life."
- Kevin Chong,
Globe and Mail review

"MacDonald's bracing, fearless fiction represents some of the most exciting work this country has yet produced."
- Lynn Coady,
author of Strange Heaven
and Play the Monster Blind

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"Her written work is done carefully and she tries to do it neatly."
- (Mrs) S. Nap
Primary Progress Report,
Forest Glade Public School

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Hee hee!

[ January 06, 2002: Message edited by: judym ]

By the way, the quote from Mrs Nap, as it appears on the back cover of Grey is:

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Her written work is done carefully and she tries to do it neatly. She is beginning to express herself by writing short sentences ... She tries very hard to do her best ... She is a co-operative little girl and is very eager to please.

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[ January 07, 2002: Message edited by: judym ]

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Meades, I'd be very pleased if you could come.

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YAY!!!!!!!!!

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Does meades have anywhere to stay?

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Probably. I've been putting off making any sort of reservation because three digit numbers frighten me- especially when placed in a per-night context.

What I couldn't believe is that you're the third rabbler to offer me a place to stay! Several others (lost count) have offered to help me find accomodations, too!

I probably won't have trouble finding a hotel- I'll just be nervous when they show me the bill.

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You likely have many fabulous plans
for the day, but thought you might like a modest tour of rabble central.

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(Re the Grope's playing with your name: c'mon, your clan provokes that on purpose, no? Seriously, I think something similar has happened to just about everyone I know who's been reviewed in the Grope -- the missed acknowledgement, or especially misattributions -- someone there seems to have decided that M&S is the default Canadian publisher ...)

Re: "Nothing rural about these Macdonalds" (January 5, 2002, Globe and Mail Books section, page D10) -

What a lovely review by Kevin Chong of my book, Grey. And what a witty pairing with Mark Macdonald's new book, Home. Unfortunately, temptation got the better of someone, though: our last names are so terribly similar, but are not the same. (I've been reciting "M-a-c, capital D" since I can remember.) This is a quibble, though. The more serious error was that photographer Graham Hollings did not receive any credit for his work, yet the image took up an impressive portion of the page. This lack of acknowledgement seems to apply to most of the photos found in this section. Curious.

[ January 07, 2002: Message edited by: judym ]

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I think I've missed over three weeks of school this semester, so that's a big factor

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And it's only the second week back from Xmas break!

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The semesters go from early September to very late January

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Could you go back and do me a couple of small favours -- say,
delete the records of my student loan?

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If I could, you know I would

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Who are the babblers that are coming to hear judy be her compelling self?

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The semesters go from early September to very late January

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Yes, now I remember, because the school year goes to late June. Silly me.

It's a remarkable thought that this June, it'll be an even 20 years since I left high school. In real years, therefore, I'll be 20 on Sept. 4, 2002 -- that day in 1982 being my first day at U of T.

[ January 17, 2002: Message edited by: 'lance ]

Sunday February 17
The Railway Club
8 p.m. on
579 Dunsmuir
Babblers, rabblers and doodlers invited.

Wednesday February 20
The Sugar Refinery
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
1115 Granville
I'll be reading from Grey
Ashok Mathur reads from The Short, Happy Life of Harry Kumar

Unfortunately, the SFU gig is restricted to students.

[ January 25, 2002: Message edited by: judym ]

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Sunday February 17
The Railway Club
8 p.m. on
579 Dunsmuir
Babblers, rabblers and doodlers invited.

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[ January 28, 2002: Message edited by: judym ]