New Canadian Teacher Article…
October 31, 2009
The recent issue of Canadian Teacher Magazine features my Ten Steps to a Fascinating Teaching Career. Click here to give it a read! And, if you’re a Canadian Teacher you can click here to get your subscription to this essential professional magazine.
Receiving the 2009 Prime Minister’s Award
October 9, 2009
Michael Sweet and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
I was very happy and excited to be a 2009 recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for teaching. The award was given to 15 teachers this year from across the country. We all met for a week in Ottawa and received a cash award of $5000. Here we are as a group at the national awards ceremony on Parliament Hill.
Evergreen Review
August 11, 2009
Some of my recent work has been published in the famous Evergreen Review! I am very excited as this magazine debuted so many great writers over the years including Charles Bukowski… and we all know I am a great fan of Bukowski’s work! Click on the image of my name to take a look!
HIStory – A poem in memory of Michael Jackson
July 4, 2009
HIStory
By Michael Ernest Sweet
trouble
pop singer michael jackson suffers cardiac arrest
keep the faith
unbreakable
don’t walk away
pop singer michael jackson in coma after cardiac arrest
will you be there?
bad
dangerous
pop singer michael jackson reported dead
cry
i just can’t stop loving you
is it scary?
confirmed – pop singer michael jackson is dead
scream
i can’t help it
the way you make me feel
scream
don’t stop ‘till you get enough
gone too soon
break of dawn
Dedicated in memory of Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Oh Baby Baby, Baby Oil!
July 4, 2009
Baby Oil
Baby oil is nothing short of liquid gold! Truly it is an amazing product and, after being thoroughly amazed, I decided to put pen to paper and document this charming substance that has kept our bottoms slick since 1931 when Johnson & Johnson first introduced this petroleum byproduct.
The Deposition – An Experiment in Fiction
July 1, 2009
The Deposition by Michael Ernest Sweet
The Deposition is a short piece of experimental fiction which I first published in Nude. It is now available online as a free download by clicking here. This piece was a lot of fun to write and was originally inspired by a dream which morphed into more of a ‘writing experiment’ as the plot, or lack thereof, unfolded.
This is for sure not my usual style of writing. Enjoy and let me know what you think!
Michael Ernest Sweet
Montreal, QC
July 1, 2009
SQUIRT – A Short Play in One Act
June 29, 2009
SQUIRT has been such a fun little play to write and then to also teach. It started out as an ‘example’ piece for my secondary five class lesson on playwriting and ended up becoming a play in its own right – despite the fact that I wrote it in under 60 minutes from start to finish.
SQUIRT may be used in any way including performance by a pubic school without a royalty. I would, however, appreciate hearing about your production or teaching experience. Any other public use must enquire about a royalty. To simply read, it’s free… start downloading by clicking here.
The Tea Party Now Online – Free!
June 14, 2009
The Tea Party
As I continue to make my work available online free of charge … I will post the announcement of pieces as they are added. My short story “The Tea Party” which originally appeared in 34th Parallel Magazine in the US is now available for download by clicking here.
The Tea Party is a short piece of fiction about an old couple coming the end of their lives. Although not a happy story …. or rather a happy ending story, I do believe Tea Tea Party is a poignant and realistic love story. Enjoy and let me know your thoughts!
Michael
June 14, 2009
Montreal, QC
