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CBC article, podcast episode, and signing books at McNally Robinson
Lots has happened since the book was released
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My book is here!
And an exciting update about my Regina launch
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Book update: sent to the printer, new launch location, and blurbs
A little over a month until publication
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Poem: Small deaths
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Poem: Dear Alan
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Book update: sent to the printer, new launch location, and blurbs
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My book is here!
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Zigzag is now A Brief Relief
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Poem: The cost of junk
Listen now (1 min) | Is it possible to love junkies?
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Illicit drug toxicity is now the leading cause of death in B.C. for people aged 10 to 59
Another day, another outrageous statistic
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Book update: editing complete, first launch event scheduled
Only three more months until publication
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A brief relief from hunger is available for pre-order
The book will be published in September 2023
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Two poems: Dear Sam and Dear Dave
If I smoked enough Belmonts, I’d smell you
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Poem: Fruit fly trap
I escape the swat of your hand, my body nearly another smear on the wall
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Poem: Dear Alan
I said it was a nice tattoo even though it was a stupid tattoo
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A Brief Relief
Essays and poems about substance use by Spenser Smith.
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