Spoken word poetry. Photography and editing by Louis Thomas. Written and performed by Colin Frizzell.
Author Archives: Colin
‘Old Friends’ (Short Film)
Note from writer, Colin Frizzell In 2017 a photographer friend of mine sent me a link to a collection of Halloween short films. They gave me an idea. That weekend I was at a party with Louis and another friend, actor Robert Fulton, and I asked them if they’d be interested in seeing if, just …
‘Chill’
“Chill was the first book I ever had published. The main thing I remember about writing it was reliving all the anxiety and insecurities of high school. They never truly go away.” Colin Frizzell CHILL Best Quick Reads: American Library Association Chill is a Canadain Best Seller and is currently in its six printing. Grade 7 …
‘Just J’
“Currently out of print, but looking for a new home, ‘Just J’ was the first book I wrote and the second one published. It was written shortly after I lost my father to cancer. Through J, I was able to express some of the pain, anger and confusion I was feeling in a much more …
‘Such Little Time: A Collection of Love Letters’
Five Star rating on Amazon.com! Letter From the Editor It was in the year 1963, in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, in August, when my mom (Peggy) met my dad (Art). They fell in love and got engaged four days later. But Peggy was only visiting, with her Mom (Lily), from Ireland, and she had to …
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LAVENDER
“Lavender’is a hallucinatory study of the hidden horrors of the mind, a look at false memories and how they can be used as a shield from madness. It follows a well-trodden path—previously explored in mind movies like Rosemary’s Baby and The Shining . . .” — Richard Crouse, CTV. “Trippy new psychological thriller” — Victoria …
‘Lavender’
Lavender, written by Colin Frizzell and Ed Gass-Donnelly, directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly, produced by South Creek Pictures and 3 Legged Dog Films, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2016. “When a photographer (Abbie Cornish) in a failing marriage suffers severe memory loss after a traumatic accident, strange clues among her photos suggest she may be responsible for the deaths …
Welcome
Colin Frizzell is a critically acclaimed author; a playwright and screenwriter. He was also a writer-in-residence with Now Hear This’s Students, Writers and Teachers program, in Toronto, for six semesters. Colin’s books (Chill, Just J) have received critical acclaim across North America (American Library Association, Globe and Mail, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Ontario Library Association, …
Snowflakes Waltz
Snowflakes Waltz In a dream Gabriel sees Maria dying. Unable to get a hold of her he braves a blizzard to cross a frozen lake in order reach her. In the midst of the blinding snow he starts to see things clearly. Snowflakes Waltz was first published in 2010, by Square2 magazine. Read Snowflakes Waltz.
In Memory
Arthur (Art) Colin Frizzell 1923- 2003. On July 2, 2003, our family lost a very special person. But many memories remain in our hearts. In Memory A breeze, which blows across the field to cool my brow, a shadow that moves through the garden; rain, which falls when the leaves are wilting, a star that …