"A tar sands town that went bust," without much in the way of television and movies, he grew up in a family where oral storytelling remains part of the culture. I think that might come from northern Alberta." Ferguson was born in Fort Vermilion. The second thing is that I read everything I write out loud. If you're bored writing it then someone sure as hell will be bored reading it. I don't have a bag of tricks, or anything," says Ferguson. Ferguson is the Canadian's Canadian, even though he's managed to piss a large portion of his fellow nationals right off. But read his work and there's no question. In short, in a room crowded with Americans, you might be able to pinpoint Ferguson as a Canuck. It's apparent in his well-developed sense of irony and the laconic way he invites guffaws. Rather, Will Ferguson's nationalism is evident in the gentle staccato of his voice and the quietly emphatic way he states the things in which he believes. The quintessential Canadian, because he doesn't wear his nationality like a badge, or even like a shield. He's as Canadian as toques and five per cent beer. You go up, you can go down just as quickly.'" When I was working on Why I Hate Canadians I thought, 'I know how it works. I write three or four hours a day, that's it. I Was a Teenage Katima-Victim! (September 1998) Hitchhiker's Guide to Japan (Summer 1998) Will Ferguson Bibliography: Why I Hate Canadians (1997)
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