Shane Pennells

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor Sent you an email.

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor It's always important to learn about one's heritage.

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@ReelNatives @TheDHTaylor Curve Lake is too far away (and possibly in the Caribbean, based on Drew's photos and their descriptions) for me to saunter up there over a grammar issue.

Besides, even though I love Star Trek TNG, I'm a Star Wars guy at heart. Pew pew! Zwing! Beep boop beep! (asthma noises)

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor Sooo... it's nonfiction? 😉

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor I'd just write back "As with all art, there must be room left for the audience's interpretation beyond the artist's intent. Best of luck to you as you interpret my work through your own unique viewpoint."

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor "Canadiens"... with an "e". (sigh)

Luckily I'm a Leafs fan because... uh... actually scratch that, there's nothing lucky about being a Leafs fan. At this point it almost feels like a form of unending penance...

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor I feel like what this story needs to take it to true Literary Immortality is a mystical talking horse (possibly named Bernard) who comes to characters in their dreams and gives them cryptic visions of their futures.
It's the pretentious kind of thing literary critics just go for.

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor Have you considered applying for a grant to discover Spain?

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor If you want the psychological angle, this type of humor is often found in trauma survivors (single and communal) as a way of not letting the past events be the defining characteristic of how they face the world.
Assuming it's not mean-spirited, it's usually a sign of healing.

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor I find Indigenous humour often sardonic/absurdist, self-depreciating, tongue-in-cheek, with a dash of gallows humor for good measure.

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor ...This is all just a ploy to get a picture of me in a speedo, isn't it? I'm on to you, Taylor!

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor If you're naked, I'm not embracing you. Best you'll get is a gentle hand on the shoulder and a "Are you okay? Is a writing deadline getting to you?"

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor The best way to support fellow FN artists is to go and pay full ticket price for their productions/shows/etc so that their projects are financially successful and all involve get their fair share.

Side note: i don't think he knows how much of a generous soul you are. I do. 😀

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor @ReelNatives That does sound interesting! Unfortunately I'm in play rehearsal at the same time. I appreciate you letting us know.

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

Two unrelated, coincidental facts:
1: I have a wedding to go this summer.
2: There's a farm literally called Ostrichland 45mins away from where I live.

Now where can I rent one of those long trailers they put horses in...

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@TheDHTaylor

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@ReelNatives @TheDHTaylor And you as well, Drew. Can't leave you out.

[Shane Pennells @ShanePennells]

@ReelNatives @TheDHTaylor @DavidLambertArt @truthjusticenw Happy Easter, Angela!