About Darcy Rhyno
As a fiction writer, his collection of short fiction, Conductor of Waves, is set in a small fishing community in Canada. The Globe and Mail called it "a strikingly accomplished collection." His two novels for young adults will soon be published. His plays have been produced for the stage and for radio. He is now completing a second collection of short fiction and working on a novel. For most of his career, Darcy has worked in education and with children. He is a part-time instructor in the graduate program of the Faculty of Education at Mount St. Vincent University.
A Congenital Life: Part 5 of 5
The pale boy before her seemed so delicate, a drop of rain might dissolve him. “Don’t you think that would be a selfish thing to do, taking your own life?”
A Congenital Life: Part 4 of 5
She wanted to tell him, I married you because you held the fork in your left hand and the knife in your right – I could imagine us comfortable on holiday in Paris, you in easy conversation with the natives. I don’t feel anything like love for your fork and knife tonight.
A Congenital Life: Part 3 of 5
The boy didn’t flinch when she placed the cold steel on the warm, rice paper flesh of his arm, surprisingly damp against her fingertips. She counted. Calculated. One-twenty. Racing.
A Congenital Life: Part 2 of 5
She registered nothing about his mother who held his hand and led him to the big comfy chair upholstered in soft leather where he perched without making an indentation, his legs straight as crutches, the insides of both thighs turbulent with burn scars.
A Congenital Life: Part 1 of 5
The woman at the water’s edge will be wearing a bikini the colour of the sea behind her and of the large flowers printed on the wrap around her waist and of the eyes of a boy Judith met only twice, a boy who showed her the futility of her life’s work.
The Dunes, PEI
In Prince Edward Island, travel writer Darcy Rhyno discovers a… well, he ain’t exactly sure, but it might be a gallery and it’s certainly worth visiting.
Paris is for Photographers
Travel writer/photographer Darcy Rhyno creates his Paris through the lens.
Paris After Dark
On a family trip to Paris, a boy gets his birthday wish, to climb the Eiffel Tower and see “The City of Lights” by night.
Chaumont, the Storybook French Chateau
Darcy Rhyno provides some wonderful photos of Chateau de Chaumont, a storybook French castle which is brought to life by gardens and contemporary art.
Whale Watching in Atlantic Canada
Camera in hand, you wait. Nothing has prepared you for the moment to come: not the anticipation built up on the cruise past the lighthouse, not the interpretive talk of the marine biologist on board, not even the ethereal songs from the … Read more →
