two new stories for November! Read "Wild Dream Country" & "Look at the Birds"
toronto
After Crisis – short story for the holidays
Thick fear spoiled above the oily rooftops. A sterile and orderly world gave way to a teeming swamp. Wildness took root in the heart of thingsPerhaps, there was no after Crisis, but only deceptive periods of rest, where apocalypse dozed and waited until we believed in something called normal again. Excerpt from “After Crisis” Enjoy … Continue reading After Crisis – short story for the holidays
Prepare for a visitor: Novella landing!
The Visitation Seeds have come! A new novella coming from me to you
The City Below the Sound
check out my personal essay "The City Below the Sound" in the Local
What We Saw in the Smoke [one year later]
Looking back on 1 year since my book was released, and how we can continue supporting our stores and authors
Bodies, Watchers, and Magic Doors: A February update
I’m sitting on a bus, my nose pressed to the window. Outside, Ontario morphs into Quebec. It has been about a month since my last update. Of course, in the 21st century, one month feels equivalent to about 80 years. I’m writing this on a Thursday and setting it on an automatic timer, so that … Continue reading Bodies, Watchers, and Magic Doors: A February update
Toronto SFF Panel and Boochani Interview
Check out two cool but very different events coming in the next few weeks!
Summer 2019 – a retrospective
I've been thinking about time travel a lot lately. Not really because there's any point I'd like to go back or forwards too especially. Recently I experienced jet lag from travel and came to the conclusion that the fourth dimension must have a sense of humour. Time plays tricks on us. We play tricks on … Continue reading Summer 2019 – a retrospective
Local book signing!
Hi Torontonians! I'm doing a signing of What We See in the Smoke in my own neighbourhood! Come join me on Sunday for a reading and chat! You can rsvp for free with this link here: https://www.facebook.com/events/385892755395258/
Yorkdale Book Signing!
come join me for a book signing at the Yorkdale Indigo Saturday June 29th
Ben Berman Ghan 