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Aaron Deck
- Oct 12, 2022
- 14 min
Back Roads
Sitting in their driveway, minutes away from laying a strip of black, burning rubber along the asphalt outside their house, he’d called...
Aaron Deck
- Mar 27, 2022
- 7 min
The First Chapter
The old woman cackled wildly and lifted her bony wrists as far as the restraints would allow. She felt a feather that wasn’t there tickle...
Aaron Deck
- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
Opossum's Landing. A Review
Have you ever read a book written in four languages, all on the same page? Well, I just did; it was a children's book in fact. Written in...
Aaron Deck
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
A Review of my Debut Novel
Greetings, humans, Recently, I sent my debut novel (yes, it’s coming, but there are still things to deal with so hold your damn horses!)...
Aaron Deck
- May 19, 2021
- 3 min
Self-Publishing The Novel
Good news, everyone. I’ve decided to self-publish my debut novel, “Spare Parts.” It’s been quite the ride thus far, dealing with...
Aaron Deck
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
Piranesi By Susanna Clarke
I joined a book club with a bunch of friends recently. I enjoy discussing books, thought-provoking books, in real time as opposed to...
Aaron Deck
- Feb 16, 2021
- 12 min
Sixty Percent Chair
“Im ‘non agnus dei caesorum spolia detrahenda fabulam tibi,” Masie said, sounding out the words slowly and carefully. Bob shifted his...
Aaron Deck
- Dec 16, 2020
- 5 min
The Meanest Link Part Four
Day Four: Upper Twin Falls to Algonquin Outfitters. Distance Travelled: 22.2km (1.92km of Portages, 20.28km of Canoeing). Much like the...
Aaron Deck
- Dec 10, 2020
- 7 min
The Meanest Link Part Three
Day Three: Tanamakoon to Upper Twin Falls. Distance Travelled: 30.3km (3.89km of Portages, 26.41km Canoeing). Day three dawned foggy when...
Aaron Deck
- Dec 3, 2020
- 4 min
The Meanest Link Part Two
Day Two: Whitefish to Tanamakoon. Distance traveled, 23km (0.92km of Portages. 22.08km of Canoeing). We awoke at six in the morning as...
Aaron Deck
- Nov 26, 2020
- 5 min
The Meanest Link Part One
Situated between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in Ontario, Canada, lies Canada’s oldest provincial park; Algonquin. It is home to...
Aaron Deck
- Apr 6, 2020
- 9 min
Unsung Heroes
Hernandez peered over the berm, watching and waiting for the enemy to advance. He glanced at his watch, noting they had another ten...
Aaron Deck
- Mar 5, 2020
- 5 min
Aruba
Once again, in order to make the Canadian winters more bearable, the wife and I decided to get the hell out of the country for a little...
Aaron Deck
- Jan 29, 2020
- 3 min
The Dark Tower
So, I finally got around to watching "The Dark Tower" movie, and I gotta say, it wasn’t the steaming pile of dog shit I thought it was...
Aaron Deck
- Jun 19, 2019
- 3 min
Editing
So, writing a novel takes a lot of work. You know what takes more work than that? Editing the damn thing. I reeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaally...
Aaron Deck
- May 13, 2019
- 2 min
Things I'm Working On.
Greetings to whatever crowd is still sticking it out, reading these posts. Is there anyone out there? Am I just keyboard clacking away...
Aaron Deck
- Mar 10, 2019
- 9 min
Luck
My hands and feet were bound with duct-tape and I was thrown into the trunk of an elderly Cadillac. My only solace was that it was a...
Aaron Deck
- Feb 27, 2019
- 6 min
Road Tripping Ecuador
Hello humans. This past January, when my hometown of Montreal was suffering through the unbelievably spine shattering cold of a polar...
Aaron Deck
- Jan 22, 2019
- 4 min
The Warmer's War
I signed up to do a writing competition and the rules were simple. I'd be given 48 hours to conjure up a 1000 word flash-fiction story...
Aaron Deck
- Feb 13, 2018
- 2 min
Things I Do When I Should Be Writing: Part One
For me, undertaking any task that is creative in nature can, at times, be very overwhelming. I’m currently working on my first novel and...