As a big fan of Monty Python, I got a tremendous kick out of Eric Idle publicly accusing me and my colleagues of being “freeloading bastards.” #ericidle #montypython #humor mahoneyj.substack.com/p/that-time-...

In this episode of Re-Creative Mark and I talk to Mike McCormick: wit and a musician, songwriter and metallurgist, performer and sports fan, and one of the founding members of the Arrogant Worms, Canada’s premier musical comedy trio. #podcast #music mahoneyj.substack.com/p/re-creativ...

The train was late. Forty-five minutes late. Waiting for it, standing in the freezing rain, it occurred to me that I really had to pee. mahoneyj.substack.com/p/a-capital-...

In this episode of our podcast Re-Creative, Mark A. Rayner and I have a wide-ranging and mind-bending conversation with author and editor Ira Nayman about the multiverse, theories of time travel, the nature of satire, and, of course, cannibalism. #podcast mahoneyj.substack.com/p/re-creativ...

Yes, believe it or not it's that time of year already! I will be there! Hope you will too. #christmasmarket #books

Time to dust off the trailer for Matt Watts' Hope of the Wasteland! If you haven't read this "absorbing and electrifying dystopian tale" (Kirkus Reviews) then what are you waiting for? An apocalypse? youtu.be/EAplAWwHWOw #books

Cape Breton speculative fiction writer Sherry Ramsey joins Mark A. Rayner and me to talk about her work and a painting called The Traveler by an unknown artist that has long inspired her. Episode 5 of our podcast Re-Creative. #paintings open.substack.com/pub/mahoneyj...

At the Moncton Centennial Park CIBC Run for the Cure today.

Remembering my colleague Gregory J. Sinclair on what would have been his birthday, pictured here second from right in our old CBC Radio Drama studio 212. Like too many others, he left us way too young.

Marie-Josée Doucette, impersonating the captain of the Beausoleil, has failed in her mission to convince the T’Klee admiral Steelclaw to hand over its fleet. Now she must face the consequences. Chapter 43 of Captain’s Away! #spaceopera mahoneyj.substack.com/p/captains-a...

When Wildebear’s nephew is kidnapped to help fight a war halfway across the galaxy, Wildebear rolls up his sleeves & sets out to rescue the boy. But who knew there’d be time travelling, shape changing, & battling an evil Necronian named Jacques? #indiebook #SF www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

Don't feel bad. I didn't either.

The latest crazy marketing scams, book clubs, The Druid and the Dragon, The Cold Equations Stage Adaptation, our latest release Cherry Whip and... okay, that's about it. But surely that’s enough, isn’t it? #newsletter #marketing #books #radioplay mahoneyj.substack.com/p/marketing-...

Need I say more?

Episode 48 of Re-Creative in which Mark and I talk to author and critic Michael Antman on the occasion of Donovan Street Press having just published a special Twentieth Anniversary Edition of his terrific novel Cherry Whip. mahoneyj.substack.com/p/re-creativ... #podcast

I know I'm biased, but... Michael Antman’s prose in Cherry Whip is superb and incisive as it conveys the reader smoothly into the mind of a young Japanese jazz prodigy named Hiroshi as he visits New York city for the first time. #indiepress www.amazon.ca/Cherry-Whip-...

Michael Antman’s Cherry Whip: the 20th Anniversary Edition is now available from Donovan Street Press! Michael Antman's prose is superb and incisive, conveying the reader smoothly into the depths of young jazz prodigy Hiroshi's neurotic but charming mind. #bookrelease books2read.com/u/4DBjkO

Chapter Forty-One of Captain’s Away! “The T’Klee” Seventeen-year-old Marie-Josée Doucette, impersonating the captain of the starship Beausoleil, has been invited to join the T'Klee on their ship for dinner. (Art by Keira Mahoney: “A T’Klee”) #fiction mahoneyj.substack.com/p/captains-a...

For those just tuning in, this is part four of a casual but comprehensive look back on Donovan Street Press’s journey so far. Et voila… part four: the publication of Adventures in the Radio Trade. Definitely a few lessons learned there. #indiepublishing open.substack.com/pub/mahoneyj...

I was sorry to hear about the passing of Canadian actor Graham Greene. Loved him in everything he did, including his classic Northern Exposure appearances, and his cameo in The Last of Us recently, and so much more. He will be missed. My condolences to his family, friends and fans. #GrahamGreene

#WritingQuestions #indieauthor #amwritingfantasy #writerssociety #wip

June 28th, 1983, Summerside, PEI. Princess Diana. My Mom took this shot. My high school band had played for her earlier. Prince Charles conducted us briefly. Diana was just 21 years old here. She'd be 64 now. The world would be a better place with her still in it. #princessdiana #royalfamily

The next in a casual but comprehensive look back on Donovan Street Press Inc.'s short journey so far. Et voila… part three, in which I publish my father’s first book, The Deer Yard and Other Stories. #indiepublishing #fiction #substack mahoneyj.substack.com/p/adventures...

This is the second episode of Re-Creative from our first season in which Mark and I talk about a hidden gem of Canadian speculative fiction, The Mermaid’s Tale by D. G. Valdron. Getting ready for season 4! #podcast open.substack.com/pub/mahoneyj...

Me and Dad dropping off our books at Sassy Lassie Vintage in PEI. Thanks to Tracy for featuring our work! Dad’s 90 here. He published that book when he was 85. And it’s a good book. 😎

To all professionals (and retirees) in the journalism, film, television, theatre, entertainment, & arts world, join the challenge to post a photo of yourself in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession. Copy the text and post a pic on YOUR page.

A Time and a Place: A lonely, mild-mannered English teacher from Prince Edward Island gets caught up in a quest by a lonely, thousand-year-old alien to find the ancient evil responsible for killing its people. Some shots of the book out in the wild, where it belongs: #indieauthor

I can’t believe it. My dog Wendy and I found another abandoned electric scooter. I have so many of these in my garage now! What to do? I guess I’ll sell them on Marketplace.

Chapter 36 of my science fiction serialization Captain’s Away! (“Effects”) is now live on Substack (completely free to subscribe!) The Beausoleil’s shields are not working properly, threatening the sanity of every human on board the ship. mahoneyj.substack.com/p/captains-a...

I loved reading to the kids. Surely one of the greatest pleasures of being a parent. (It's free to subscribe to my Substack, by the way...) #reading #readingaloud #parents #kids #culture #arts #family mahoneyj.substack.com/p/kiddy-lit

My wife attended a class on how to be a better parent. Before she went, our daughter asked where she was going. “I’m going to learn how to be a better mother.” “But you’re already a perfect mother,” our daughter said. I thought this was really sweet. Until she added, “Daddy should go!” #daughter

"...sleep is my style, and the more of it the better." mahoneyj.substack.com/p/sleepless-...

I'll be at tomorrow's Mom Market in Moncton's Centennial Park, selling my own and DSP Inc books. I'll even have a few titles from my famous sister @susanrodgers.bsky.social! Don't tell her though; if she finds out, she'll probably expect some of the profits, knowing her! 🤣 #Moncton

It’s one thousand years in the future. Hostile aliens, rebellious robots, murderous despots and more all stand in the Doucettes’ path as they try against all odds to reunite as a family while doing their best to help Akkadia win the war. mahoneyj.substack.com/p/captains-a... #fiction

@nbdogearedbooks in Oromocto, NB, now carries several Donovan Street Press titles (along with a few books by my sister, @susanrodgers.bsky.social). It's a lovely bookstore. If you're ever in the Oromocto area be sure to drop by! #books #indiebookstore www.dogearedbooks.ca

Lynda Williams of Reality Skimming Press has included a piece by me in her ongoing series "About the Story Things," a series that will appear every other Monday until the end of this year. #publishing #books #writing #attitude www.realityskimming.com/post/what-we...

I’m delighted to announce that Donovan Street Press has signed local author Paul Burns from right here in Riverview, New Brunswick, to publish his Middle Grade novel The Druid and the Dragon in 2026. Welcome aboard Paul! #books #indiepublishing #writing mahoneyj.substack.com/p/donovan-st...

Finally got around to correcting the CAPTCHA to be more accurate in my case.

Michael Antman's Cherry Whip Available for Pre-Order! And some behind-the-scenes stuff in the latest edition of Assorted Nonsense. Free to Read on Substack! #books #indiebooks #publishing mahoneyj.substack.com/p/michael-an...

Cats and Dogs in Space! By Canadian author Lisa Timpf. What else needs to be said? Here's more about this cool sounding book from The Seaboard Review: www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/cats-and-d...

Pitch the Publisher: "Pitching” to a panel of publishers in front of a live audience. I attended three and lived to write about it. Free to read on Substack! mahoneyj.substack.com/p/pitch-the-... #publishing #books

Author, book fair organizer, and blogger Allan Hudson has interviewed Donovan Street Press author of A Peculiar Symmetry Tanah Haney in his South Branch Scribbler column. Check it out! #books #interview allanhudson.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...

My daughter Erin drew me a heartwarming comic for Father's Day. As you will see, it's a very accurate portrayal of the special relationship I have with my pooch, Wendy.

Donovan Street Press has just started using Bookmanager. A great way to make Donovan Street Press books available to indie bookstores and to potential readers! Maybe some of you can log into Bookmanager... and run an indie bookstore... and check us out! 🙂 #books

Announcing Michael Antman's Cherry Whip: the 25th Anniversary Edition coming Sept 15th! From Donovan Street Press. And a whirlwind visit to Toronto all in this edition of Assorted Nonsense. Completely free to subscribe on Substack. #booksky mahoneyj.substack.com/p/michael-an...

Donovan Street Press was proud to be included in this year's Rotary Book Day at Summerside Intermediate, represented by Matt Watts' debut novel Hope of the Wasteland. #booksky

All Donovan Street Press Inc. books are available from Canadian stores. Including our own online store! www.donovanstreetpress.com/store Or, if you prefer, you can order DSP Inc. books from any indie bookstore or Chapters/Indigo. Either online or by simply asking them to order our books.

A thoughtful, revealing look at the thinking behind the creation of Tanah Haney's first published novel, A Peculiar Symmetry: mahoneyj.substack.com/p/a-q-and-a-...

The adventure continues! The latest episode of Captain's Away! on Substack: Posing publicly as the captain of the Beausoleil, a starship on a secret mission, Marie-Josée finds herself in way over her head. Free to subscribe on Substack! mahoneyj.substack.com/p/captains-a...

All the guys in their 40s and 50s trying to tell me that they "feel old." Well, I may be an old dog, having just turned 60. My hair might be grey, & I might not be able to hear as well as I used to, or read small print, or remember peoples' names. But I do NOT feel old!