Category Archives: Ephemera

Not So Long Ago

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Francois Lachance

First a description of the product and its cross-cultural appeal. Known as croccante to the Italians, praline to the French and turrón to the Spanish, such a golden nutty sweetmeat is better known here in Britain as brittle or, occasionally, … Continue reading →

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Golden Dragon Dining Guidelines

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Francois Lachance

In case you don’t know how much to order: HOW MUCH TO ORDER All our foods to take out are put in paper pails of pint and quart measure of standard size and will stay hot for an hour but … Continue reading →

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Stanza Stance

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Francois Lachance

Stanza means room. In the valley of its making one finds a room of one’s own to share, to let … What does it matter if I don’t exchange names with a man, if I never see him again, why … Continue reading →

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To Give Voice, To Embrace

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Francois Lachance

It is a great irony that I encountered, in the Caedmon Poetry Collection, Archibald MacLeish’s poem “Epistle to Be Left In the Earth” while transferring audio cassette to mp3. A line struck me for its call to remembrance which entails … Continue reading →

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Go Little Book

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Francois Lachance

Zines are even more ephemeral than chapbooks. I wonder how this from Jes Walsh made its way from Berlin to Toronto. Jes used Etsy to get product out — this may be a route for how these small [approximated 4 … Continue reading →

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Circling the Scan

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Francois Lachance

This intriguing illustration appeared in a booklet put out by Worldstage at Harbourfront Centre. The design reminds me of the organizational development charts that track the factors at play in good institutional interaction. This isn’t that. It is almost unreadable … Continue reading →

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Memento Pronto

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Francois Lachance

Did you remember to floss? Avoidance and its affordances Reminded by phone, I let the answering machine pick up; by email, I wisely haven’t given an address. I do like receiving a piece of postcard art that can grace the … Continue reading →

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Let Us

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Francois Lachance

The image is from a greeting card copyright 1981 with the following credits: created by Scott Alyn and artist June Wood. The card came with seeds. The punning didn’t stop at the cover. Inside were planting instructions: Lettuce Seeds Plant … Continue reading →

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Three Circles and a Square

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Francois Lachance

Advertising and propaganda. The bold colour of a decal from Anansi Press. The circle postcard from Chandos fits a CD case nicely. And a small but mighty circle — a pin from Gay Lib heyday marking the organizing power of … Continue reading →

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Potluck Luck

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Francois Lachance

Broken. Assembled. Deciphered. No Free Lunch Potlatch contingent abstraction Encoding to a lay audience media relations a matter of managing nexus of knowledge impact on business Hortulan Diversions And so for day 1370 13.09.2010

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