Diary Archive
June 2013
- 09 ~ Notes from PhD land
- 04 ~ lazarus (55)
May 2013
- 29 ~ Notes from PhD Land: the Quakers
- 18 ~ Listener's Guide to *Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation*
- 14 ~ Notes from PhD land: Chris Hadfield
- 03 ~ looking towards the centenary ...
- 02 ~ Notes from PhD land - AWOL
April 2013
- 17 ~ Another Award!!
- 14 ~ lazarus (54)
March 2013
- 31 ~ SMSteele on CBC Radio Nationwide Easter Day
- 21 ~ notes from PhD land - that generation
- 16 ~ I hear from them still
- 14 ~ notes from PhD land - Isaac Rosenberg (1)
- 12 ~ Notes from PhD land - fairy tales, fantasy, talking animals
- 05 ~ humour and morale and loss
- 02 ~ notes from PhD land - Nurses, VAD's
February 2013
January 2013
- 28 ~ back in the day
- 22 ~ Listen to the CBC Recording of "Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation" (with précis). (2)
- 22 ~ after war
- 08 ~ On Reading Auden
December 2012
- 31 ~ somewhere out there (1)
- 30 ~ little corner of England (28) lo how a rose 'ere bloometh
- 27 ~ SMS interview on BBC World Service, 12 November, 2012
- 23 ~ Anniversary, Lt. Andrew Nuttall, KIA December 23, 2009, Panjawaii (1)
- 21 ~ Lazarus (51) La Zone Interdite
- 11 ~ video from Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation
- 04 ~ Audio Interview at the Banff Centre
November 2012
- 13 ~ Review of the Requiem (2)
- 11 ~ Remembrance Day (1)
- 09 ~ the dreaded GI
- 07 ~ this site
- 05 ~ Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation in the National Post (1)
- 03 ~ little corner of england (27)
- 02 ~ questions, questions, questions
October 2012
- 26 ~ little corner of england (26)
- 24 ~ afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation notes
- 21 ~ Big Requiem News!!!
- 19 ~ we were so tired and dirty
- 18 ~ War Artist (1)
- 15 ~ little corner of england (25)
- 14 ~ embedded on the home front (1)
- 13 ~ Notes from PhD Land - Remembrancetide
- 08 ~ Bruno Bobak 1923-2012, the Canadian War Artist
- 07 ~ the forbidden zone (upon reading Mary Borden)
- 02 ~ notes from PhD land, confession/omission
September 2012
- 29 ~ Shilo 2008
- 28 ~ Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation notes
- 26 ~ Requiem beginning to stir
- 25 ~ Another Jubilee Medal for a Deserving Vet!
- 21 ~ soldiers in society/mercs/the "core business"
- 16 ~ Scott Waters/the marginalization of the war artist
- 13 ~ Published this month
- 12 ~ little corner of England (24)
- 12 ~ review
- 07 ~ Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation
- 05 ~ triage (war ghazal)
August 2012
- 30 ~ lazarus (50)
- 24 ~ aboriginal soldiers
- 23 ~ letter from the field
- 11 ~ lazarus 49
- 07 ~ 9 liner being published
- 04 ~ lazarus 48
- 02 ~ requiem update
July 2012
- 31 ~ what then is truth
- 20 ~ little corner of England (22) (2)
- 19 ~ lazarus 47
- 13 ~ olympics
- 12 ~ little corner of England (20) 3nd draft
- 06 ~ notes from PhD land - negotiating femininity (1)
- 01 ~ canada day
June 2012
- 27 ~ lazarus (44)
- 27 ~ night terror
- 25 ~ I remember
- 22 ~ little corner of England (19) 2nd draft
- 21 ~ notes from PhD land
- 17 ~ orion
- 12 ~ 100,000 hits!
- 12 ~ publishing
- 11 ~ conversation
- 10 ~ little corner of England (20)
- 09 ~ 100,000 hits! (1)
- 07 ~ in memorium Capt. Jonathan Snyder (2)
- 02 ~ Line up for Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation! (1)
May 2012
- 31 ~ lazarus (44)
- 27 ~ Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation update (1)
- 26 ~ notes from PhD land
- 25 ~ notes from PhD land
- 23 ~ little corner of England (19) In the Archives (1)
- 22 ~ lazarus (43) (1)
- 21 ~ from the field
- 13 ~ mother's day
- 07 ~ War (and Peace) comes to the Valentine
- 04 ~ Luciane Cardassi (1)
- 03 ~ 2nd movement of Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation
- 02 ~ 2nd movement of Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation
April 2012
- 27 ~ down for th count (1)
- 20 ~ notes from PhD land
- 11 ~ lazarus (42)
- 05 ~ 20th anniversary of Bosnian War
- 04 ~ in the archives with Edward Thomas
March 2012
- 30 ~ little Corner of England (17)
- 29 ~ lazarus (41) 2nd draft
- 27 ~ jacked up (again) (1)
- 26 ~ I lied for you
- 24 ~ the dirty dozen
- 22 ~ soldier's heart
- 21 ~ hacked encore!!!
- 21 ~ lazarus (41)
- 19 ~ is Canada...
- 15 ~ hacked!
- 14 ~ little Corner of England (16)
- 12 ~ Little Corner of England (15)
- 07 ~ short-listed!
- 04 ~ contact!
- 03 ~ lazarus (40)
- 02 ~ requiem
- 02 ~ there is no such thing as "just a cook"
- 01 ~ another interview
February 2012
- 27 ~ rowan tree (the mountain ash)
- 23 ~ interview
- 22 ~ Marie Colvin
- 21 ~ cold
- 10 ~ lazarus (37)
- 10 ~ that issue
- 06 ~ representation! (1)
- 04 ~ lazarus (36)
January 2012
- 29 ~ lazarus (35)
- 27 ~ but who will witness the witness
- 26 ~ Requiem Preview at the High Performance Rodeo
- 25 ~ you gotta love them
- 24 ~ Requiem update
- 24 ~ requiem
- 19 ~ lazarus (34)
- 18 ~ should I or shouldn't I continue to write? (3)
- 17 ~ my fellow war artists (1)
- 10 ~ lazarus (32)
- 09 ~ Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation
- 06 ~ Night Letter Q
- 03 ~ on art and possession
- 02 ~ In Memoriam Milt Wong
December 2011
- 31 ~ lazarus (31)
- 25 ~ xmas
- 21 ~ lazarus (30)
- 16 ~ lazarus (29)
- 13 ~ something I'm working on (translating)
- 09 ~ Little Corner of England, discuss... (1)
- 01 ~ lazarus (28)
November 2011
- 30 ~ morale booster
- 29 ~ little corner of England (13)
- 28 ~ humbled
- 24 ~ notes from PhD land (2)
- 17 ~ little corner of England (11)
- 14 ~ call out for soldier limericks
- 13 ~ photogs from Rem Dag
- 12 ~ Remembrance 2011
- 11 ~ Remembrance Day 2011 (1)
- 09 ~ Remembered
- 05 ~ war artists remember
- 02 ~ my requiem in Carnegie Hall?
October 2011
- 31 ~ the war goes on
- 28 ~ war poetry anthology reviewed in the Independent (2)
- 26 ~ Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation at Carnegie Hall? (2)
- 24 ~ rummaging in the archives
- 24 ~ O
- 20 ~ were they always there but I just didn't notice?
- 11 ~ little corner of England (10)
- 08 ~ lazarus (26)
- 05 ~ another
- 03 ~ lazarus (24)
- 01 ~ Artists Rifles
September 2011
- 28 ~ little corner of England (9)
- 24 ~ lazarus (23)
- 22 ~ alive again
- 19 ~ black bird (1)
- 15 ~ so honoured
- 13 ~ Werner Hertzog on The Ecstasy of Truth (2)
- 11 ~ remember 9-10 (1)
- 09 ~ lazarus (22)
- 07 ~ sniper Lesson (14)
- 05 ~ lazarus (21)
- 01 ~ lazarus (20)
August 2011
- 30 ~ little corner of England (8)
- 28 ~ sometimes
- 22 ~ lazarus (18)
- 21 ~ OMFIK
- 19 ~ little corner of England (7)
- 19 ~ lazarus (17)
- 18 ~ you know the caravan is about to move when the dogs start barking
- 18 ~ Lazarus (16)
- 16 ~ lazarus (15)
- 15 ~ cooks (4)
- 13 ~ little corner of England (6)
- 13 ~ on the beach
- 10 ~ sniper Lesson (13)
- 09 ~ artistic freedom and other stuff (1)
- 07 ~ lazarus (14)
- 06 ~ lazarus (13)
- 04 ~ Lazarus (12)
July 2011
- 30 ~ forever young
- 28 ~ gifts (1)
- 25 ~ photogs from The National
- 22 ~ REMF
- 22 ~ stress
- 21 ~ this site (2)
- 20 ~ SMSteele on The National (CBC television)
- 19 ~ Padre (home ceremony)
- 17 ~ CBC The National
- 14 ~ CBC The National etc.
- 13 ~ Lazarus (11)
- 12 ~ more pictures
- 07 ~ stories
- 06 ~ lazarus (10)
- 05 ~ narrative
- 02 ~ Canada Day
June 2011
- 29 ~ AAR (1)
- 27 ~ little corner of England (5)
- 26 ~ little corner of England (4)
- 24 ~ little corner of England (3)
- 22 ~ little corner of England (2)
- 22 ~ little corner of England
- 20 ~ PhD (3)
- 14 ~ good art bad art
- 08 ~ at the white schoolhouse
- 07 ~ In Memory of Capt. Jonathan Snyder
- 05 ~ Way Hey Rock and Roll
May 2011
- 31 ~ published
- 25 ~ Camino
- 25 ~ From the Mail Bag
- 22 ~ out of my depth (1)
- 19 ~ From the Mail Bag
- 15 ~ war bride (3) (1)
- 13 ~ anniversary (Pte MacKay)
- 11 ~ warbride (2)
- 11 ~ sandbags
- 10 ~ letter from the mail bag
- 08 ~ fall
- 07 ~ letters from the mail bag
- 06 ~ missing (1)
- 03 ~ 2 mai (war bride)
- 02 ~ where I've gone
- 01 ~ from a reader
April 2011
- 26 ~ war artist article
- 24 ~ the work (4)
- 22 ~ chaos
- 20 ~ hazards of the job (1)
- 19 ~ mountain ash
- 19 ~ Desert Divers (2)
- 19 ~ knitting
- 19 ~ after (8)
- 19 ~ Lazarus (9) (1)
- 19 ~ lazarus (8)
- 19 ~ lazarus (6)
- 19 ~ lazarus (5) (1)
- 19 ~ Lazarus (4)
- 19 ~ Lazarus (3)
- 19 ~ Lazarus (2)
- 03 ~ Lazarus
- 02 ~ another OMFIK
March 2011
- 31 ~ comms lockdown
- 30 ~ more on that ethics thing (1)
- 28 ~ hooligan kit (from May Day)
- 25 ~ witness
- 23 ~ old songs from old wars
- 17 ~ one of them
- 16 ~ Quo Fata Vocant
- 14 ~ on news of the tsunami (1)
- 12 ~ coffee shop
- 09 ~ limerick from OFMIK (our former man in KAF)
- 06 ~ a baby! (1)
- 06 ~ who are you (1)
- 05 ~ every three days (1)
- 02 ~ article in Monday Magazine (1)
- 01 ~ after the war
February 2011
- 23 ~ From the Anglo-Saxons
- 22 ~ yet again, more soldiers words
- 21 ~ cards
- 11 ~ not g2g (after)
- 10 ~ OMIK (now home) writes!
- 08 ~ rest in peace comrade, poet-in-arms
- 07 ~ closer to blood than to ink
- 02 ~ Dave Collier
January 2011
- 24 ~ cat in the box (2)
- 21 ~ anniversary (2)
- 18 ~ confession (letter to a CSM)
- 17 ~ guest haiku (British Army!)
- 15 ~ tuut (from May Day)
- 14 ~ war stories
- 12 ~ rehearsal 2 (from May Day)
- 08 ~ found! (well sort of)
- 06 ~ did he ever find you?
- 05 ~ sniper Lesson (12) (from May Day)
December 2010
- 29 ~ Suffield Tree (2nd draft) (1)
- 25 ~ anniversary
- 17 ~ war artists photog! (1)
- 15 ~ article on war artists
- 09 ~ 13 war artists! (1)
- 05 ~ ethics of the war artist (3)
- 02 ~ who who who are you?
November 2010
- 29 ~ the turning point
- 28 ~ judgement (redux)
- 26 ~ DUs
- 23 ~ it's time now (1)
- 20 ~ Grief, November, Again (1)
- 17 ~ First Remembrance Day (1)
- 15 ~ Photo from In Arms/November 10th 2010, Edmonton Alberta (1)
- 14 ~ November 12th
- 10 ~ Tonight Live (3)
- 09 ~ rehearsal
- 04 ~ more soldiers words (en français)
- 04 ~ when is the tour over?
- 03 ~ sniper Lesson (11) attach detach
October 2010
- 27 ~ the ethics of writing (5)
- 23 ~ poems for old vets (1)
- 19 ~ two poems from the family of Jonathan Snyder (1)
- 16 ~ after the tour - desert diver (3)
- 15 ~ contact (1)
- 11 ~ thanksgiving dinner (1)
- 09 ~ witness (1)
- 05 ~ from words come words
- 04 ~ Sniper Lesson (8)
- 04 ~ 1/2 dozen
September 2010
- 28 ~ contacts (1)
- 26 ~ for Andrew
- 19 ~ to lose a comrade
- 18 ~ to the beloved (4)
- 15 ~ Rehearsal (from May Day)
- 14 ~ smsteele in Afghanistan on the BBC November 2009 (1)
- 12 ~ after (5) (2)
- 09 ~ black plums
- 09 ~ seeing the dead (1)
- 07 ~ can you
- 06 ~ sniper lesson (6)
- 06 ~ from the mail bag
- 03 ~ sniper lesson (5)
August 2010
- 31 ~ sniper lesson (4)
- 29 ~ wadi (5)
- 27 ~ Suffield tree
- 26 ~ what I did not expect
- 26 ~ suffield redux
- 22 ~ before the storm (wadi 3)
- 21 ~ wadi (2) (1)
- 20 ~ Sniper Lesson 3 (Audio)
- 16 ~ soldier's words
- 16 ~ plague
- 12 ~ rage
- 12 ~ rage
- 11 ~ audio reading of Night Before the Big Op
- 08 ~ Wadi
- 06 ~ Audio reading of The Angel's Share
- 04 ~ after (3)
- 02 ~ maintainers
July 2010
- 31 ~ WWx (more pages from my life)
- 29 ~ good to go
- 29 ~ New audio readings online
- 26 ~ pattern of life (from May Day)
- 24 ~ Patrol (from May Day)
- 23 ~ transition (1)
- 20 ~ soldier in waiting (1)
- 18 ~ 4 days leave
- 15 ~ road trips
- 14 ~ 'Many Sisters to Many Brothers'
- 14 ~ Patricias
- 12 ~ after (2)
- 12 ~ Silence and War (Dissertation from the U.K.)
- 08 ~ the ethics of writing (4)
- 08 ~ just in from OMIK
- 07 ~ macleans
- 06 ~ no, tell me what you really think (redux)
- 04 ~ sniper lesson (3)
- 03 ~ comms
- 03 ~ test
- 01 ~ sniper lesson (2) (1)
June 2010
- 30 ~ sniper lesson(1) (1)
- 30 ~ radio interview with CBC Edmonton's Peter Brown
- 28 ~ medics
- 28 ~ juxtaposition (1)
- 25 ~ no, tell me what you really think (5)
- 25 ~ fly boys
- 23 ~ two letters from the mailbag
- 22 ~ full circle (1)
- 21 ~ 12 stones (TF 3-09 memorial)
- 20 ~ Locstat
- 18 ~ after war (4)
- 18 ~ out there
- 16 ~ conversation
- 14 ~ Night Before the First Big Op. (2nd draft)
- 14 ~ recce (3)
- 13 ~ eve
- 11 ~ notes from another front/ from a long, long time ago
- 07 ~ radio interview on CJBK
- 05 ~ the road (1)
- 04 ~ 9 liner (1)
- 04 ~ Clean (from May day)
- 03 ~ recce (2)
- 03 ~ home (2)
- 02 ~ don't look here
- 01 ~ two days
- 01 ~ my ancestors
- 01 ~ they're back (2)
May 2010
- 31 ~ we waited (2)
- 30 ~ judgement
- 28 ~ O Johnny
- 27 ~ sometimes it's okay to be okay (1)
- 25 ~ after (1)
- 24 ~ oh sure (2)
- 22 ~ a promise fulfilled (3)
- 22 ~ the angel's share
- 22 ~ relief
- 21 ~ home
- 19 ~ plane home
- 18 ~ how can I hold you
- 17 ~ kingston/Repatriation/Trenton (1)
- 16 ~ who heard (repat) (1)
- 14 ~ two (1)
- 11 ~ war monument
- 10 ~ OMIK (1)
- 09 ~ from our man in KAF
- 08 ~ heading out (2)
- 07 ~ refuelers
- 07 ~ 2 haikus from our man in KAF (OMIK)
- 06 ~ desert diver (2)
- 05 ~ interviews
- 04 ~ desert diver
- 04 ~ He's Come Home Again (2nd draft)
- 03 ~ horse trading
- 02 ~ Bonus Day! 2 more from our man in KAF
- 01 ~ O May O May Day O May
April 2010
- 30 ~ just in... YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST and another haiku from our man in KAF
- 29 ~ a year ago
- 28 ~ recce
- 27 ~ another haiku from our young soldier in KAF
- 26 ~ cleaning
- 25 ~ Sometimes (2nd draft)
- 24 ~ another soldier haiku
- 23 ~ sometimes
- 22 ~ there is an end
- 21 ~ from notebook #2 (Speak Your Truth) sappers (1)
- 20 ~ KAF Haiku (more soldiers' words)
- 19 ~ think greenman (1)
- 19 ~ 50,000 hits done and dusted (3)
- 18 ~ after every darkness
- 18 ~ 50,000 in the next hour!!!!!
- 17 ~ 50,000 hits (3)
- 17 ~ quietly, quietly
- 17 ~ weird-ass fruit
- 16 ~ out!
- 15 ~ breath again
- 14 ~ promo/bio for my Ottawa Reading (1)
- 14 ~ checkpoints
- 13 ~ the long wait
- 12 ~ farmer's son
- 11 ~ to those who sit back (1)
- 10 ~ brandy with an old infantryman and the girl he met in the war
- 09 ~ close to 50,000 hits
- 09 ~ dining in KAF
- 08 ~
- 07 ~ letter from over there (towards the end)
- 06 ~ little letters
- 03 ~ Padre
- 02 ~ humour
- 01 ~ words from an '06/'08 Vet (1)
March 2010
- 31 ~ dream
- 29 ~ flight
- 28 ~ letters
- 26 ~ a little help (1)
- 26 ~ out working
- 22 ~ He's come home again (1)
- 21 ~ vets and their "ladies"
- 20 ~ I don't endorse products etc. but I'm happy to shine light
- 19 ~ if I could knit
- 18 ~ smsteele reading in Ontario mid-May (1)
- 17 ~ for the COR on his last day of service after 54 years
January 2010
- 19 ~ it's what they do
- 18 ~ the real deal (1)
- 16 ~ Sgt. John Faught
- 14 ~ shelter from the storm (1)
- 12 ~ requiem
- 12 ~ interview and reading (1)
- 11 ~ today
- 10 ~ back (1)
- 07 ~ at last
- 06 ~ wordless (2)
- 05 ~ cbc victoria interview
December 2009
- 27 ~ on "leave" until Jan. 4th
- 27 ~ on the loss of Lt. Andrew Nuttall (1)
- 24 ~ fucking fucking IEDs
- 24 ~ Lt Andrew Nuttall (8)
- 20 ~ merry christmas baby (1)
- 18 ~ pattern of life
- 17 ~ HLTA
- 17 ~ HLTA (home leave)
- 13 ~ they say (2)
- 11 ~ sometimes
- 08 ~ smsteele published in the Journal for Military and Strategic Studies (3)
- 06 ~ to greenman in country
- 04 ~ more soldiers words
November 2009
- 15 ~ the new normal (KAF) (1)
- 15 ~ soldier's words from outside the wire (1)
- 14 ~ this country (1)
- 11 ~ Remember (1)
- 09 ~ Afghanistan (8)
- 07 ~ Interview with smsteele on Requiem (1)
- 06 ~ green man early days (2)
- 04 ~ The boys of 21 Alpha Are Home!!!
- 03 ~ more soldiers words (from Padre Scott)
- 02 ~ farewells
October 2009
- 31 ~ spooked
- 30 ~ green man calls from the desert
- 29 ~ when does a war end? (5)
- 28 ~ Strap Hangers - a new term to add to the collection
- 27 ~ More soldiers' words sent to me today
- 25 ~ Your letter this morning from Afghanistan
- 23 ~ charlie Mike
- 21 ~ from the diary
- 20 ~ more soldiers' words sent to me today
- 18 ~ ticking off the boxes (1)
- 15 ~ I feel so lousy tonight
- 14 ~ letter from KAF
- 13 ~ the green man (1)
- 12 ~ thanks 1PPCLI
- 10 ~ letter before I leave #2
- 09 ~ letter before I leave #1 (2)
- 07 ~ eight years in (6)
- 05 ~ TIC ('06) (1)
- 04 ~ Listen November 7th
- 02 ~ open your hand
September 2009
- 30 ~ Afghan recipe #1 Qabuli (1)
- 28 ~ for you at the shura (3rd draft) (3)
- 27 ~ 26,000 + hits
- 24 ~ For you at the shura (2nd draft)
- 23 ~ at the women's shura
- 22 ~ for you at the shura
- 20 ~ third tour (sapper)
- 19 ~ ethics of the war artist (5)
- 16 ~ road trip
- 13 ~ you, in your deserts (farewell/family day)
- 10 ~ incoming (from May Day) (1)
- 09 ~ paracord
- 08 ~ for you (a father's song)
- 03 ~ So Beautiful (6)
- 02 ~ paracord (3)
August 2009
- 30 ~ DAGged con't. (1)
- 28 ~ war poet speaking in Calgary
- 27 ~ beloveds how
- 26 ~ 24,000 + hits
- 25 ~ night Letters #19 R is for Rain
- 24 ~ Night Letters #6 F is for fear
- 23 ~ more on heating up (1)
- 20 ~ heating up (1)
- 15 ~ tobacco (1)
- 14 ~ Patricias are everywhere
- 13 ~ pulling the pin (from May Day)
- 12 ~ water (more things I've learned from the infantry) (2)
- 10 ~ new audio recordings
- 03 ~ kit bomb plus (more things I've learned from the infantry) (4)
July 2009
- 27 ~ war poet speaking in Calgary
- 24 ~ Soldier's Art (1)
- 20 ~ war poet hits the road
- 19 ~ kit bomb (1)
- 17 ~ more soldiers' words Sent to me today
- 15 ~ Excerpts from May Day published in the U.K.! (1)
- 13 ~ bitching soldiers (1)
- 12 ~ more soldiers words sent to me
- 09 ~ Charlie Mike (2)
- 06 ~ morale (2)
- 03 ~ Night Letters (Audio)
- 01 ~ Canada Day (2)
June 2009
- 29 ~ 21,000 hits! (1)
- 27 ~ desert boots (2)
- 25 ~ Soldier Psalm #1
- 25 ~ skull beneath the skin
- 23 ~ being DAGged (1)
- 21 ~ for father's day, some words from a soldier's father (1)
- 19 ~ More Recipes for LAV Living... IMP Ranger Cookies (2)
- 18 ~ more soldiers' words
- 17 ~ veil
- 16 ~ more soldiers' words Sent to me today (1)
- 16 ~ sent to me today
- 15 ~ Listen to "Death on Ex (Soldier Sonnet #2)"
- 12 ~ Death on Ex (Soldier Sonnet #2)
- 11 ~ end Ex Maple Guardian (1)
- 09 ~ hero shots (1)
- 08 ~ war poet out of Wainwrightistan (3)
May 2009
- 31 ~ limerick sent to me from a soldier
- 30 ~ lilacs for infantrymen
- 29 ~ two notes and a correction
- 28 ~ off on Ex until mid-June
- 26 ~ More Recipes for LAV Living... IMP Blueberry Ice Cream
- 25 ~ sometimes we question (1)
- 23 ~ Recipes from LAV Life (3)
- 21 ~ kit (from May Day)
- 19 ~ from Night Letters #18 Q (1)
- 18 ~ 18 and a half thousand hits (3)
- 17 ~
- 16 ~ this time next year (1)
- 14 ~ 10 questions for recce (1)
- 12 ~ Suffield (from May Day)
- 10 ~ snipers
- 07 ~ rolling replen (2)
- 06 ~ Ex over (3)
- 05 ~ Suffield Update - Raw from the Field (2)
- 04 ~ Quick note from Suffield
- 03 ~ 2nd Letter from Suffield
April 2009
- 30 ~ from the Suffield on Ex with the Battle Group (2)
- 26 ~ Edmonton Poetry Fest.
- 24 ~ hot off the press!
- 21 ~ thanks (hard-asses need not read on!) (5)
- 19 ~ Off on Ex until mid-May (1)
- 17 ~ swallow o swallow
- 14 ~ the difficult part of the job
- 10 ~ Stab Runs
- 08 ~ from notebook #3 Shilo, Day 3 with C Coy.
- 07 ~ morning coffee on Ex (2)
- 05 ~ lv (from May Day)
- 05 ~ AWOL (1)
- 02 ~ from notebook #3 Shilo, Day 3 with C Coy.
March 2009
- 30 ~ heal time (from May Day)
- 26 ~ soon... (2)
- 24 ~ from notebook #4 KAF (Wainwright) Day 1
- 21 ~ the ethics of writing (2)
- 21 ~ fighting season (from May Day)
- 18 ~ the art of witness
- 17 ~ a little light reading (2)
February 2009
- 12 ~ coffee
- 11 ~ Infantry Lessons (4)
- 10 ~ Question from a reader (4)
- 08 ~ At the Brigade Dinner
- 07 ~ Brigade Dinner
- 03 ~ New Audio Recordings of warpoet begin today
- 02 ~ goats (from May Day)
- 01 ~ For the month of February, listen to the new audio recordings
- 01 ~ knitting for war
January 2009
- 30 ~ road trip (from May Day)
- 28 ~ a few days to go (2)
- 26 ~ to the falls (training for Afghanistan) (1)
- 24 ~ Vet
- 22 ~ to sitting lady falls (training for war)
- 21 ~ Scott Waters' War Art at the McMichael Gallery
- 20 ~ la garde de nuit dans la tourelle de mitrailleuse ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ night watch in the gun turret ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ with Sgt. B (en français and in english)
- 19 ~ drugs (from May Day)
- 17 ~ everyone has an opinion (5)
- 15 ~ To the Boys of LAV Bravo Coy. 1 Alpha (2)
- 14 ~ to the falls (1)
- 13 ~ scar (from May Day)
- 11 ~ Dress (from May Day)
- 09 ~ Men's Dinner in the Hangar (Christmas 2008)
- 07 ~ owls (from May Day)
- 06 ~ complainers (from may day) (2)
- 05 ~ Writing May Day (3)
- 03 ~ New Year's (from May Day) (5)
- 02 ~ gardens (from May Day)
December 2008
- 31 ~ 2008
- 30 ~ Notional (from May Day)
- 28 ~ the christmas rounds (2) (1)
- 26 ~ I walk the field
- 24 ~ merry christmas
- 24 ~ first day of winter (2)
- 21 ~ the christmas rounds (5)
- 19 ~ Christmas wishes for the Battalion (1)
- 17 ~ first december without
- 14 ~ men's dinner (from May Day) (1)
- 12 ~ NV on Spring Ex (3)
- 11 ~ hockey
- 09 ~ aux jeunes soldats s’entrainant pour l’Afghanistan
- 08 ~ 2nd year (grief redux) (2)
- 06 ~ Dec. 6, 2008 10:04
- 06 ~ on grief (1)
- 05 ~ 12/05/08 (2)
- 02 ~ Lucky Charm (from May Day, Letters to Afghanistan) (2)
November 2008
- 30 ~ winnipeg CBC interview (2)
- 28 ~ coffee redux (1)
- 25 ~ wild dogs (from May Day letters to Afghanistan)
- 23 ~ orders (3)
- 20 ~ to the boys of LAV 21 Alpha (6)
- 19 ~ soundtracks for May Day
- 18 ~ november mourning
- 18 ~
- 17 ~ kit (2)
- 13 ~ soldier's words (1)
- 11 ~ Nov. 11 (3)
- 09 ~ letters (from May Day) (1)
- 08 ~ bedtime stories
- 05 ~ coffee (3)
- 04 ~ To Young Infantrymen Training for Afghanistan (2)
- 01 ~ home (1)
October 2008
- 29 ~ interviews
- 28 ~ Wainwright (4)
- 26 ~ War Poet on the BBC
- 26 ~ Before Wainwright (5)
- 22 ~ Another Sleepover (3)
- 21 ~ Day Five
- 20 ~ Shilo - Day Four
- 19 ~ Shilo – Day Three (1)
- 16 ~ Shilo - Day Two (5)
- 16 ~ Shilo
- 14 ~ Thanksgiving
- 12 ~ Countdown To Shilo (3)