Baraka_Guru

Oh, and in addition to those blogs, regularly check out Open Book Toronto for the literary happenings. There's an events page. Books are the underdogs classified under the "etc.," but there are many good things being published and read in this city. Many readings, launches, festivals, and conferences. There is nothing better than a night of celebrating books and beer in a nice pub. Our press just had an awesome poetry launch last week. Word on the Street every September is one of the best times to check out books. Oh, and U of T always has ridiculous book sales every year too--as in, you will be brining home a box full. Oh, and BMV in the Annex is a large two-storey used bookstore; it's to die for! Oh, and Pages on Queen West is arguably the best bookstore in the city. They're good to us small presses, anyway.

Most major streets have 24-hour service. It will be a streetcar or bus, depending on the street. (Buses run every direction; it all depends on the street.) The subway runs along Bloor, Yonge, and University but stops running around 1 or 2 a.m. Access to the TTC* is generally not a problem if you live downtown. Even after the subway stops running, there's always the Blue Night (aka "The Vomit Comet") that runs on major streets, such as Yonge.

And walking cities do rock. I walk at least 45 minutes a day even though I take the TTC to and from work. For example, I walk along Queen West between Spadina and University.

*Generally what we refer to as the TTC means the whole system: subway, buses, streetcars.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot