A couple of years ago, I met a man named Sam on a cruise, who was a mindfulness enthusiast. He’d...
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Philip has written a series of books called Dark Muse, in a genre which does not yet exist. He lives in the Montreal borough of Outremont with his wife and the characters of his novels. The mix of people in this neighbourhood, with old stock Quebecois, ultra-orthodox Jews and ex-pats from the world over constantly churning, gives him an unending source of entertainment as well as material for his writing.
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