Lesley Choyce on surfing, writing, and finding your own insanity

http://www.movingstories.tv/ - Book Expo Canada is a great place to run into authors you've admired from afar, right up close and personal. I'd read about Lesley, for instance, and amongst the thronging passages of the trade show floor I ran into him, almost literally. Not one to lose his feet (and if you know his particular form of insanity, you'll understand exactly why), he is an amazing, refreshing and completely open multi-talented artist. Books, music, television, teaching, publishing - you name it, he's pretty much done it, and very well too. Pick up "Republic of Nothing" and be newly inspired to believe in fables; read "Driving Minnie's Piano" and have faith that humanity is alive and well in some parts of the world; give "Wave Warrior" to a young person you love, and give them the gift of compassion.

For more of Lesley's considerable oeuvre visit him on MySpace or http://www.lesleychoyce.com/

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