dream translated: I dreamed the barbed wire fence had been erected and now I couldn’t feed my baby.

left at: next to the Sommer Building, between 415 and 423 Mayor, corner of Saint Alexandre.

september/2007

this dream was left at turcot yards in the off-chance that “neath” author of the blog “walking turcot yards,” would come across it. (the site “neath” is great, check it out…it’s  in the blogroll.)

left at: Turcot Yards

september/2007

do you think my paranoia is showing?

left at: old C.N. Station on Second, North Bay, Ontario.

september/2007

in north bay they have an anti-staple by-law. they also have people who take their political favorites very seriously. after I had finished taking this photo a woman drove up in a car and demanded I remove “that sign” right away. she told me I was on private property and so I asked if she was the owner. she replied yes, but I didn’t believe her because of the way her nose twitched.

september/2007

roger perras got the idea to use my dreams as the lyrics for a song, and the song playing in this video (well, you are only hearing about half the song) is the result. it is, i think, a very beautiful song.

roger perras: composition, guitar and vocals.

marco luna: filmed footage.

photos by Ian-Patrick McAlister

daniel elzinga, the director of white water gallery read the dream, he paused, then told me the dream might resonate with some of the residents of north bay. this is because last winter a dead newborn was found buried in the snow. I searched the internet and found this story printed in the toronto star. the person responsible for the infant’s death was found through d.n.a. testing and charged with failure to call for assistance in childbirth and infanticide.

Mar 31, 2007 11:41 AM

Meghan Waters and Josh Wingrove
Staff Reporter
Two North Bay teens made a grisly discovery Friday night as they came across the remains of an infant child. The boys were playing in a wooded area around 6:40 p.m. near Minto Road and Laurentian Ave. when they stumbled across the partially decomposed body. Members of the North Bay police were notified and sealed off the scene.
A coroner was on scene and an autopsy is scheduled to be performed as soon as possible at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children.
Police investigators say they will conduct door-to-door interview with area residents. The wooded area where the remains were found is well-travelled with many trails but people have been asked to stay clear of the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 705-497-5555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

left at: Municipal Parking, Worthington 7, Worthington street at the corner of Ferguson. North Bay, Ontario.

september/2007

I’m currently in north bay, ontario at the white water gallery. will be here for ten days only. strangely disconnected from any sense of place, so I find myself heading to the train tracks and the water front. have posted two dreams so far…but.

feel out of place.

staying with dan, the director of the gallery helps. super nice guy.

a sweet-looking, white-haired, elderly woman peered over her fourth floor balcony. I wanted to wave and smile, but for some reason I pretended I didn’t know she was watching me.

left at: 4400 Clark, corner of Mont Royal.

september/2007

left at: Louise’s balcony, visible above 174 Saint Viateur, corner of l’Esplanade Avenue.

september/2007