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Feb 17, 2022

The Ottawa protestors are partying on the 80th anniversary of a real crime against humanity the sook ching massacre in Singapore.

(Warning: This post may be triggering to people or their families who were victims of real crimes against humanity. I didn’t want to raise the temperature of the Ottawa protest debate but the continuation of the blockades and remembering the anniversary date compelled me to write this). The heads of…

Covid 19

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The Ottawa protestors are partying on the 80th anniversary of a real crime against humanity the…
The Ottawa protestors are partying on the 80th anniversary of a real crime against humanity the…
Covid 19

8 min read


May 16, 2021

My own private London. A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin. Part Six of Six The Reviewers

(Contains spoilers and may trigger some AIDS survivor readers. Names in quotation marks are pseudonyms. Many of the names from the 80s aren’t mentioned because I don’t remember. Other names are real, taken from my occasional diary or letters I wrote) It is obvious that It’s a Sin has made…

Gay

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My own private London. A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin. Part Six of Six The Reviewers
My own private London. A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin. Part Six of Six The Reviewers
Gay

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May 15, 2021

Back to Toronto. Part five of A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin.

(Contains spoilers and may trigger some AIDS survivor readers. Names in quotation marks are pseudonyms. Many of the names from the 80s aren’t mentioned because I don’t remember. Other names are real, taken from my occasional diary or letters I wrote) The job that changed everything After the job at…

Toronto

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Back to Toronto. Part five of A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin.
Back to Toronto. Part five of A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin.
Toronto

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May 14, 2021

The Craziest B&B in London Part four of A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin

(Contains spoilers and may trigger some AIDS survivor readers. Names in quotation marks are pseudonyms. Many of the names from the 80s aren’t mentioned because I don’t remember. Other names are real, taken from my occasional diary or letters I wrote) When “Darren” and I arrived in London, we knew…

Gay

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The Craziest B&B in London Part four of A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin
The Craziest B&B in London Part four of A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin
Gay

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May 13, 2021

The captain (Royal Navy retired) Part three of six A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin.

There’s one other customer in “the semi-gay pub” that I have to mention, an elderly gentleman, friendly and personable, who was one of the most popular people in the “semi-gay pub.” James (his real name) was probably in his seventies, (He was probably straight. …

AIDS

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The captain (Royal Navy retired) Part three of six A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin.
The captain (Royal Navy retired) Part three of six A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin.
AIDS

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May 13, 2021

My own private London A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin (Part two of six: The Semi-gay Pub)

(Contains spoilers and may trigger some AIDS survivor readers. Names in quotation marks are pseudonyms. Many of the names from the 80s aren’t mentioned because I don’t remember. Other names are real, taken from my occasional diary or letters I wrote) After I arrived in London, it took me about…

Gay

10 min read

My own private London A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin
(Part two of six: The Semi-gay…
My own private London A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin
(Part two of six: The Semi-gay…
Gay

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May 12, 2021

My own private London. A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin. (in six parts: Part one London)

(Contains spoilers and may trigger some AIDS survivor readers. Names in quotation marks are pseudonyms. Many of the names from the 80s aren’t mentioned because I don’t remember. Other names are real, taken from my occasional diary or letters I wrote) The year 1981 was one of the happiest, craziest…

Gay

19 min read

My own private London. A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin.
(in six parts: Part one London)
My own private London. A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin.
(in six parts: Part one London)
Gay

19 min read


Oct 17, 2020

“A point far off in imaginary space.” In 1970, two books tried to predict 2020. How right were they?

Fifty years ago, in 1970, two books, one written and edited in the United States, the second in Canada, both gathered prominent writers to predict what the year 2020 would be like. As one might expect, no one got it entirely right. There were hints of things to come. Now…

2020

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“A point far off in imaginary space.”
“A point far off in imaginary space.”
2020

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Dec 29, 2017

The Last Jedi is a (flawed) classic that completes the mythic cycle Luke Skywalker is still a hero.

(CONTAINS SPOILERS) Star Wars: The Last Jedi is Luke Skywalker’s final chapter in the mythic cycle that George Lucas began with the original 1977 Star Wars film, now called A New Hope. That’s why, despite the flaws in any Hollywood movie, The Last Jediwill become a classic. As every Star…

Last Jedi

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The Last Jedi is a (flawed) classic that completes the mythic cycle Luke Skywalker is still a hero.
The Last Jedi is a (flawed) classic that completes the mythic cycle Luke Skywalker is still a hero.
Last Jedi

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Feb 4, 2017

The alt-right is spreading the word “Snowflake” as hate speech. It is time for Kitimat to take a stand for tolerance and for the town’s brand

Editorial: With the triumph (so far) of Donald Trump, the “alt-right” has been spreading two words as hate speech not only in the United States but around the world. One word should concern the people of Kitimat– the increasing use of “snowflake.” After all, a snowflake is our town symbol…

Donald Trump

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The alt-right is spreading the word “Snowflake” as hate speech.
The alt-right is spreading the word “Snowflake” as hate speech.
Donald Trump

7 min read

Robin Rowland

Robin Rowland

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Independent visual journalist in Kitimat, BC, Canada. Author of five books, more at robinrowland.com

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