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Claudio D'Andrea
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I am a writer and arranger of words and images.
Author of Stories in the Key of Song, published by Black Moss Press.
https://claudiodandrea.ca/
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Happy, humble and honoured to announce my poem was the Editor’s Choice winner for Gently Mad magazine’s contest.
If you or someone you know is in a dark place, I hope you/they find the way to the light inside.
#mentalhealth #poetry
Santa came early.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

#goHabsgo
December 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I’ve summarized the essays (all but my own about Windsor-Detroit) in the book Canada is Not the 51st F**king State! in this new series on Canadian books. medium.com/cd-critical-...
It’s part of a new series I’m calling Reading, ‘riting and Ravin’ about CanLit: medium.com/cd-critical-...
Authors put sticks on the ice and elbows up
A sampling from Canada Is Not The 51st F**king State!
medium.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Reposted by Claudio D'Andrea
Today's unexpected cover tune

Cyril Neville covering "Working Man" - #Rush 🤘

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Cyril Neville "Working Man"
YouTube video by geronimofilms1
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December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Reposted by Claudio D'Andrea
Study: political right & conspiracy theories www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

"...people who lean politically to the right are more likely to fall for conspiracy theories."

Key: "...become worse at evaluating information in areas that matter to us, where it affects our self-image."
Greater risk that the political right falls for conspiracy theories
People who lean politically to the right are more likely to fall for conspiracy theories than those on the left – but not for other types of false or misleading information. And regardless of id...
www.eurekalert.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy Bleu, Blanc et Rouge Friday!

#habs
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Alex Ovechkin has more than 900 career goals, and about 850 have been against the Montreal Canadiens.
#habs
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I joined forces with 10 other writers in explaining why Canada doesn’t want to (now or ever) become the 51st state.
Here’s a news story about my effort.
Thanks Brian MacLeod and Windsor Star.
windsorstar.com/news/local-n...
'Jerseys off' — Windsor author adds essay to book on Canada's relationship with U.S.
Claudio D'Andrea adds Windsor thoughts to 'Canada is not the 51st F** State! Canadians Face Off Against Donald Trump’s Worst Idea Ever.'
windsorstar.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Reposted by Claudio D'Andrea
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Moved to the top shelf. Nice!
Get a signed copy while they're still available, at Chapters-Indigo's Devonshire Mall store in Windsor.
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I’m not surprised by the controversy over the Ontario government’s ads: Reagan is revered in America while Trump is reviled.
Check out Reagan's quotes I included in the essay I wrote in this fine book.
Thanks for reading and keep your sticks on the ice!
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October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Reposted by Claudio D'Andrea
Swans in the setting sun
#birds #photography #swans
October 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Suzuki to Hudson to Caufield to...
The kids are all right all right.
#Habs #NHL

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#Habs Cole Caufield drives to the net and goes top corner for OT goal vs #Kraken

Assists: Hutson, Suzuki

#GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey @RocketSports.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Canada the 51st state? Not on our lives.
I was one of 10 writers from the Great Big White North who contributed a chapter to this fine volume. My essay was titled "Canada the 49th: The True North, Strong and Free! The View of America From Windsor, Ontario.”
#Trump #Canada

www.cosmiccraniumpress.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
On the day we celebrated my brother's life, I learned Rush announced they are touring again. I think Dave would have approved. I plan to bring his Snakes and Arrows t-shirt to the Toronto show.
Let's all celebrate the moment, as it turns into one more.

#rushfamily
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle.”
A eulogy for my brother David D’Andrea (August 20, 1968 - September 30, 2025).
Thank you for reading.

medium.com/cd-flotsam-j...
Dave’s kind of kindness
Delivered at the Caboto Club on Oct. 6, 2025
medium.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Goodnight bro.
You were too good for this world.
Love you.
Rest in peace.

www.familiesfirst.ca/memorials/da...
David D'Andrea Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information
Share Memories of David & Support the D'Andrea Family
www.familiesfirst.ca
October 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Italo Calvino, who shuffled off this moral coil on this day in 1985, was one of the greats.
“Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and no one yet knows what it will be.”
September 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My belated review of Joseph Heath’s fine book. It makes sense even today. Especially today.
Thanks for reading.

cdbytor.medium.com/lighting-the....
September 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Reposted by Claudio D'Andrea
🗣️ In the words of Marcus Aurelius:

“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.”
September 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A year ago today, I held a book launch for my debut collection of short fiction.
Some copies of my book (included a few signed ones) are available at Windsor-area bookstores, online at Black Moss Press (blackmosspress.com) and Windsor Public Library.
You can always message me too for a signed copy.
September 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Brazil gets it.
September 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A view of America in 1935 and 2025 and the promise of Canada, through Sinclair Lewis’s dystopian novel It Can’t Happen Here.
Thanks for reading.
#Trump #fascism #SinclairLewis #ItCantHappenHere #America

medium.com/cd-critical-...
It Did Happen There
A Present-Day Real Life Look-Back at the Dystopian Future of Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here, and the promise of Canada
medium.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reposted by Claudio D'Andrea
New for Avrysports:

Ken Dryden will forever be one of the greatest goalies in NHL history, but his stance on concussions and how we can improve player safety will always be one of the greatest things he never backed down on. A king in using your platform for good.

avrysports.com/f/may-we-all...
May We All Use Our Voice On Hockey Like Ken Dryden Did
By Avry Lewis-McDougall
avrysports.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Happy, humble and honoured to announce my poem was the Editor’s Choice winner for Gently Mad magazine’s contest.
If you or someone you know is in a dark place, I hope you/they find the way to the light inside.
#mentalhealth #poetry
September 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
R.I.P. big Ken. The greatest of the greats.
medium.com/literally-li...

#KenDryden #Habs
September 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM