Why John Irving is my favourite novelist
Graeme Burk is a freelance writer, wit, bon vivant and man about town. Over the past ten years he has written for (and edited) a number of small press magazines and websites. He has had short stories published by the BBC and has been a finalist for a Writers Guild of Canada award for new screenwriters.
This site is devoted to Graeme's writing and includes his column, which is published on an occasional basis once or twice a month (or more!).
August 07, 2005
July 03, 2005
Stories from the stops along a train journey
June 13, 2005
The enduring appeal of the Dark Knight in comics, films and Mego doll form
June 07, 2005
A coming of age story with a boy and a girl, but no sex (at least with the girl…)
April 25, 2005
The rise and fall of Toronto’s formerly best arts weekly
April 10, 2005
How one brief friendship changed my whole way of thinking and being.
April 03, 2005
Doctor Who is back. And it’s fantastic.
March 14, 2005
Why I identified with Ralph Hinkley from The Greatest American Hero more than any character on television, ever.
March 09, 2005
Melancholy, alienation and redemption in the dead of winter
February 27, 2005
My diary of watching all three Lord of the Rings films for the first time. As a marathon. Using the special editions…
February 13, 2005
The important elements of the movie of my life
January 30, 2005
The ugly, unvarnished truth is that I in fact spent most of my formative years watching Johnny Carson’s competition than anything featuring the king of late night…
January 23, 2005
Unexplained and insoluble mysteries from my everyday existence
December 29, 2004
A look back at 2004, in statistical form
December 19, 2004
How I went from zero to hero on the last Thursday before Christmas holidays
