For those interested in my, well… eccentric writing side, I’ve just started a new column over at the awesome, London-based Mint Magazine about my experiences in the city’s dark streets entitled “A Gutter Rat in London”. I’m feeling quite hyped to share my thoughts through this avenue - because as all word-crafters know, there’s nothing worse than a writer with odd ideas and no soapbox to stand on!

An excerpt: “London is literally awash with cool shit. In its graffiti-covered alleyways, its dirty puke-filled gutters, its art student ‘happenings’, its crumbling warehouses and its pirate radio rooftops, this city is pulsating with a chaotic energy that’s both subversive and fascinating.” If you’re reading this and have ideas of odd and interesting London-based things I should sniff out, do let me know. I’ll buy you a rat….

I’m currently the Editor of Beyond Robson, a multi-author Vancouver publication focused on blog-style coverage of local city news, ideas and opinion. Here’s one of my most recent articles about Vancouver’s various descriptions through the eyes of international media who were here during the 2010 Winter Olympics. It was a fun article to write and got some really interesting comments.