Sean Weeks
Sean Weeks
Since he was six years old, Sean Weeks wanted to be a writer. He was the kid who smuggled loose-leaf into family gatherings and vandalized his college textbooks with story ideas. He matriculated at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. While pursuing a creative writing major there, he developed a fervent curiosity in classical studies. He studied Greek, Latin, and the heady canon of Antiquity’s best thinkers…
Since he was six years old, Sean Weeks wanted to be a writer. He was the kid who smuggled loose-leaf into family gatherings and vandalized his college textbooks with story ideas. He matriculated at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. While pursuing a creative writing major there, he developed a fervent curiosity in classical studies. He studied Greek, Latin, and the heady canon of Antiquity’s best thinkers…
Blog
Blog
First Letter to Sappho: How I Came to be a Writer
Dear Sappho, In your last letter to me, you asked me about my writing background. That’s a harder question to answer than it should be. The first obstacle is [...]
Hidden Gems to Visit in Salem, Oregon
Salem, Oregon Credit: Ron Cooper Salem is the capital of Oregon, though it doesn't look the part. The government and medical enterprises take up most of its trade. Few buildings [...]
A Poem to the Dolmen-Builders of the Orkney Islands
Background I wrote this poem while excavating at the Ness of Brodgar, a Neolithic site located in the northernmost part of Scotland. My struggle with depression eventually took me [...]
Articles
Articles
Pre-Screening for Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day
Advance copy of the special provided by HBO: Harley Quinn’s V-Day extravaganza, A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special, winds up for a cozy fireside chat (albeit without the fire) [...]
My Report Card on 2022’s Prequels
Movie prequels have been around at least as long as Butch and Cassidy: The Early Years (1975) or The Adventures of Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). Still, when Phantom Menace came out in 1999, George Lucas [...]
Third Paste Article: Andor and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
I know that people are probably getting irritated with Andor posts on the wider Internet. That's what happens when critical acclaim has to save something that executives set up [...]
Short Stories
Short Stories
Habit: an Old Short Story
I can't believe it's been ten years since I published this old short story with The Copperfield Review. If the subject of Benedictine monks and WWII interests you, then [...]
Ballooning, Aerostation, and the Tragedy of Newton’s First Law
Hot air balloon flight of the Montgolfier Brothers. Artist: Claude Louis Desrais Some [in the 18th century]considered that there might be an arms race in [hot [...]