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VOICE WRITING CONTEST – FIRST PLACE WINNER – FICTION CATEGORY

When Camyar Tejani, Venture Capitalist, embarks on a journey of self-discovery by moving in with the Nineteen Year-Old Ballet Dancer, his wife Joan begins redecorating the house on Chestnut Crescent. She hires a small army of plumbers, electricians, carpenters, tinsmiths and stonemasons. She installs radiant tile in the bathroom and track lighting in the kitchen… Read more »

Voice Fiction – I Am Nothing

I AM NOTHING I am nothing but a merry King, who sits high upon the mushroom thing, and laughs as people suffer still, and prays that I will never fill, and weeps for my own sanity, and sings for all eternity. I am nothing but a silly mouse, who sits down below the monkey house,… Read more »

Love Me Like That

Don’t stand and wonder about the motivation of me (Why try to make this puzzle fit?). Sigmund Freud has tried (has he not?). And now look at all the trouble this one solitary man has wrought upon the earth! Ten billion of his disciples keep themselves up at nights (did you know this?). They are… Read more »

Course Exam: AU Courses up Close – Organizational Behaviour (ORGB 364)

The world of organizational behaviour is expanding once again at AU – this time with the newly revised foundation course, Organizational Behaviour (ORGB 364) which incorporates several exciting changes, including online delivery, and material that was rewritten to include new evaluation methods. Why was the revision needed? Course author Claude Dupuis, Academic Coordinator for AU’s… Read more »

Voice Writing Contest, 2004 – Winners’ List

The 2004 Voice Writing Contest drew more than twice the number of entries than last year’s contest, making it a smashing success. Once again, the number of high quality entries was inspiring and made the job of the judges very difficult. Judging deadlines had to be pushed back twice to allow for ample review of… Read more »

The Believer (2001)

Set in New York City, this story–directed by Henry Bean–revolves around the moral, spiritual, and identity confusion of Daniel (Ryan Gosling), a Jewish youth who struggles with conflicts between his public beliefs and cultural heritage. Daniel, at least on the public front, rejects his Jewish heritage and joins a Neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic skinhead group where he… Read more »

Barbecue Wars

It’s one of those Saturday afternoons when I just don’t have the ambitious drive it takes to flip through the really exhausting number of television channels out there to find something good to watch. So I’m spending my time watching a DVD special feature instead – a profoundly interesting interview with the caterer from Lord… Read more »