Tag Archives: Rockin’ Ronnie

100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #17.

Posted on 2020/03/10 by The Hook

When I was a schoolboy in the Canadian public education system (yes, the same one that produced Justins Bieber and Trudeau, sadly) I wrote a gripping series of  stories about mythological heroes and superheroes of my own creation meeting in … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #29.

Posted on 2019/08/03 by The Hook

I burn through a lot of precious time I’ll never get back bitching about my lot in life but every once in awhile the Universe reminds me of just how blessed I am to be The Hook, for only The … Continue reading →

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What’s The Hook Up To Anyway?

Posted on 2019/06/11 by The Hook

By now I’m sure at least eight of you are wondering, “What the hell’s going on with your ‘100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself” series, Hook? Right? Right? Well anyway, I started this (hopefully) life-affirming series to be slightly selfish … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #50.

Posted on 2019/04/02 by The Hook

My home is haunted but the ghosts are benevolent; you hear them walking around upstairs, they appear out of the corner of one’s eye or as shadows that dissipate immediately. I’ve never heard any of the human spirits speak but … Continue reading →

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The Dead Cannot Speak… That’s Where We Come In.

Posted on 2017/12/29 by The Hook

It’s a frigid morning in Niagara Falls and as always, I was listening to music on my phone during the ten minute walk to work; the tunes of choice were from the Broadway show that, in my daughter’s mind ranks … Continue reading →

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The Best Of Things.

Posted on 2017/09/22 by The Hook

One of the greatest American films of all time (in my humble opinion) contains the following line, “Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” Well, as much as I … Continue reading →

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