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Blork's Bio

Basic

Human name: Ed Hawco

Born: Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

Era: 70's teenager, 80's young adult, 90's teenager, millennial geezer.

Schoolin': Sydney Academy High School, Cape Breton University, St. Francis Xavier University, Concordia University.

Result: Desk job.

The Nutshell

Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, I grew up under the orange haze of the Sydney steel plant's belching smokestacks. I moved to Antigonish, Nova Scotia to get a degree at St.F.X. University and never looked back. Moved on briefly to Halifax, then to Montreal, where I remain. Actually, I moved out of Montreal in 2003 – after 15 years of saying "I will live in the city or I will live in the country but I will never live in the suburbs" I bought a house with herself and moved to the suburb of Longueuil.

Things I Do For Money

• Technical writing (software user guides, etc.)
• Technology Marketing writing (white papers, editorials, brochures, annual reports, etc.)

Things I Do For Enjoyment (and Occasionally Money)

• Photography (editorial, travel, narrative, etc.)
• Writing (blog, travel, creative nonfiction, etc.)

Things I Do For Love

• Spend my days and nights with this woman.
• Travel
• Cook
• Read
• Watch movies

Things I Never Do

• Karaoke
• Fight

Some Things I Like to Cook and Eat

• Paella
• Traditional Italian pasta dishes, such as bucatini alla matriciana
• Thin-crust pizza
• Grilled steaks (particularly flank steaks ["bavette"] and strip loin)
• Lemon-pepper linguini with scampis
• Chili (especially my choco-chili)
• Osso bucco

Some Things I Like to Drink

• Quality beers and ales
• Wine (partial to new-world shiraz/syrah; old-world regionals like Piemonte gaja, Tuscan sangiovese, Spanish tempranillo); un-oaked chardonnay; sauvignon blanc; Italian prosecco, and whatever that is you're pouring right now.
• Single-malt and quality blend scotch whiskey
• Lemoncello
• Campari & soda
• Cognac
• Properly-made espresso
• French press coffee
• Japanese green tea
• Cool, clear water

Contact

blork [at] blork [dot] org