# Barbara Black

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Mastering Surface Tension -- short story

This week’s story, Mastering Surface Tension, is by Barbara Black. It won the Writers’ Union of Canada Short Story competition for 2017. Mastering Surface Tension takes us into the home and mind of an ordinary man with a sudden, extraordinary imagination. After a fall puts him in a coma, Bert exper…

The Categories of Friends

One of the many good things about moving to a new city as an adult is the ability to make new friends unencumbered by past history. It is like pushing a reset button and becoming the person I want to be by creating the life I want. In the world of high society though, where everyone knows not o…

Blackfish Gallery new location

On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, Joseph Gallivan interviews Blackfish Gallery artists Alice Christine Walker, Barbara Black and Christopher Shotola-Hardt [PRONOUNCED SHAD-OLA HART] about Blackfish’s new space at Northwest Nonth and Flanders. The artist owners talk about the l...

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 13 with Barbara Black

Barbara Black is a writer, collaborator, and musician, who is passionate about the arts and even describes herself as a “serial artist” since she moves amongst different genres at different times in her life. Today, we’re discussing her short stories, Flash Fiction, and her approach to writing and …

Episode #158 - Barbara Black: A Room of His Own, Belonging, Ghosts

"I'm fascinated by the concept of belonging and our drive as human beings to belong." // “The past is never dead. It's not even past.” - William Faulkner // Barbara Black is a distinguished professor at Skidmore College and the Tisch Chair in Arts and Letters. She earned her AB from Bryn Mawr Col…

Most Anticipated Reads May-August 2024

It's that time of the year again for us to look forward into the future to see what books have the potential to be our favourites of 2024. We will be talking about books coming out in May, June, July, and August in 2024. Stay tuned for Part 2 next week. Books mentioned on this episode: Joyful Reco…

Interview - Barbara Black and Little Fortified Stories

Tara interviews author Barbara Black, a self-described "serial artist", who was born in North Vancouver, B.C. and currently resides in Victoria, B.C.     As a writer and editor, Barbara has worked in journalism, public relations, government policy, education, and the arts. As a creative writer, Bar…

A Writer's Life Barbara Black

Barbara Black’s newest book, Little Fortified Stories, published by Caitlin Press in 2024, is now available in stores. In this episode, Barbara delves into her creative process and shares how a literary workshop in Lisbon, complete with port wine and tiny notebooks, inspired this compelling collect…

Barbara Black, "Hotel London: How Victorian Commercial Hospitality Shaped a Nation and Its Stories" (Ohio State UP, 2019)

During the nineteenth century, the grand hotel emerged as a vital part of London life. Originally catering to elite visitors needing a place to stay in the short term, they soon came to perform a variety of roles in the social and cultural life of the city.  In Hotel London: How Victorian Commercia…

Juneteenth SB + The Local Black Experience

Today is Juneteenth, a federal holiday since 2021. KCSB’s Lisa Osborn spoke with a founder of Santa Barbara’s Juneteenth celebration - to learn more about the meaning of June 19th, as well as some interesting tidbits of Santa Barbara’s black history. Plus, how to participate in the first ever surve…