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The Skunk Ridge Lake Chronicles
Tales of Northern Ontario · writing as Acutrix
Ten clicks beyond the end of the asphalt on Highway 808 north, turn left onto a logging track. Cross an Irish bridge and enter the world of Skunk Ridge Lake.
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Night Train to Santiago
Personal Essays
Personal essays on travel, memory, and the long way home. With a foreword by Eva Seidner.
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The Dueling Daves, Maybelle
Stories
A collection of short stories — wry, tender, and quietly strange.
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January 2027
More Skunk Ridge Lake
Tales of Northern Ontario · writing as Acutrix
Despatches from the dock — a second gathering of tales from Skunk Ridge Lake.
Publication January 2027
The Mariana Prosperity
A Novel
A novel of the low country — of land, inheritance, and the things a place refuses to forget.
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Dead Hogs
A Novel
The sequel to The Mariana Prosperity. Sometimes past violence follows non-violent men — especially when there’s unfinished business involved.
Buy on Amazon →Derrick Bloch is a Canadian writer and founder of Squared Spiral Press.
His work moves through memory, travel, and the small rituals that bind generations,
while also tracing darker currents in place and character.
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