Author Archives: Patrick

Patrick Johanneson

Writer, webmonkey, judoka… All things to all people, you bet.

Contract

Contract, w00t!
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The Swamp House

Possibly the most iconic house in my home province that isn't on the #1 highway is now in Google Street View: View Larger Map I must say I'm amused at the idea of calling a provincial trunk highway a "street". I guess it's paved…
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One more hit in Google

Oh hey look, Edge Publishing has added details about Tesseracts 14 to their website. So that's one more place my name will appear when I go ego-surfing. Looks like it's ready for pre-ordering, too: Brandonites: Pennywise Books Canucks: Amazon.ca Americans, and the rest of the world too: Amazon.com (Hint hint. Also, aside to Keith, if [...]
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The game's afoot

Pirates! (and not the zombie-fighting kind either)
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An interesting post on copyright

…over at dead things on sticks. Whether you're a content creator or a "gimme", you'll want to read it.
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Review: Black Bottle Man

Black Bottle Man builds steadily but quietly into a beautiful climax.
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Interesting, to say the least

I got a new watch from my wife for my birthday last month. It's a great watch, and I like it rather a lot. Today on my lunch break, for no other reason than "because I'm a nerd", I punched my watch's serial number into Google, expecting to find — I don't know, maybe its [...]
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13 words (plus a bonus)

13 words that sound like what they mean gobbledygook thrash chunky buzz oodles pish-tosh dork scruples least worm craw clip hose One word that doesn't sound like what it means onomatopoeia
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Everything that Never Happened

…is a go. I finished the high-level outline of the novel last night. I printed the outline this morning — 18 pages — and at lunch hour today I'm going to start into writing the actual first draft. Even after two months of outlining, I'm still really excited about this project, which is a good [...]
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What have I done?

Wheat, wheat, wheat, wheat, one-way streets, and wheat.
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