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Hello tumblr nation. I am Maureen McGowan. I wrote The Dust Chronicles: Deviants (Oct, 2012), Compliance (June 4, 2013), Glory (June 10, 2014) Here, I tumble

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Very awkward looking cut out of Mathew McConaughey in a downtown Toronto Lincoln dealership. My streetcar's reflection in the window. #Toronto #strange #mcconaughey #$ix

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You've got to see: Room

You’ve got to see: Room

One of the best films I saw at TIFF this year was also one of the best books I’ve read over the past several years. ROOM

. And it won the coveted People’s Choice Award.

  The past few years’ winners of the People’s Choice Award include: The Imitation Game, 12 Years a Slave, Silver Linings Playbook, The King’s Speech, Slumdog Millionaire etc. etc.  And going back a few more years, winners include: H…

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Lovely fall day. On my way to "the office" to get all the words written. Okay, today it's more revised than written.

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Guess which part of Thanksgiving dinner I'm responsible for? #shopping #food #turkeyday (at The Big Carrot Natural Food Market)

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I went for the fall dress today, but not ready to commit to fall footwear. (Or tights.) #outfit #outfitfail (at Broadview Espresso)

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Guess where I am :)

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Off to Harry Potter World #sunrise #onedayvaca (at St. Pete Beach, Florida)

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Candy emoticon!! ;) fun during a presentation at #ninc15 (at TradeWinds Island Resorts)

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Wow! Look what @eve.silver is having for dessert. (at Loews Don CeSar Hotel)

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Win Lots of Books!

Win Lots of Books!

It’s time for YASH, Fall 2015!

Gee, it seems like just yesterday that it was the Spring YASH. Time really does fly… (oh, the cliché!)

This time around, I’m TEAM GOLD and happy to be hosting author, BETH FANTASKEY!, (how great is that name!), who will be adding her book BUZZ KILL

to the stash of signed books you can win from TEAM GOLD! If you’re the lucky winner for TEAM GOLD you’ll get a signed…

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It's been such a dark gray day... Ten suddenly near sunset (at The Big Carrot Natural Food Market)

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The Last Supper made of Rubik's Cubes. #coolart #distillerydistrict #toronto

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who’s gonna tell them

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Yeah... Sorry to tell these folks, but Canada was 10 years ahead of the US on this issue. 

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Pixar, 1995: What if toys had feelings

Pixar, 1998: What if bugs had feelings

Pixar, 2001: What if monsters had feelings

Pixar, 2003: What if fish had feelings

Pixar, 2004: What if superheroes had feelings

Pixar, 2006: What if cars had feelings

Pixar, 2007: What if rats had feelings

Pixar, 2008: What if robots had feelings

Pixar, 2009: What if dogs had feelings

Pixar, 2012: What if Scotland had feelings

Pixar, 2015: WHAT IF FEELINGS HAD FEELINGS

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The Daily Show, June 2, 2015

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I got distracted by Jon Stewart’s choice of graphic. BRAVE NEW GIRL

Watch the whole bit here.

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The fab Eve Silver speaking at the White Pine awards ceremony!

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National Geographic photographers are metal as fuck 

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