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Pour yourself a cup of coffee and get to know some of our Blank Spaces contributors a little better as they answer questions about writing, their process, and their hopes and dreams for a creative future in Canada.

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Coffee Chat with Gary Kirchner
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Coffee Chat with Gary Kirchner

Pour yourself a nice steaming cup and settle in to get to know Gary Kirchner a little better.

“One of the highlights of my whole writing career was getting a response…saying that my story was going to be published in Blank Spaces. To say it gave a boost to my confidence and to my writing energy stores would be an understatement. My wife wrote me a note which says, “Congratulations! You did it!”, which is still pinned to the door of my workroom. I see it every day.“

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