Ray Deonandan's Publication History

last updated Feb 20, 2010 .

NB: The full texts of many of the non-fiction articles listed below may be found on Deonandan.com's sister website, The Podium.

Books

"Sweet Like Saltwater" Toronto: TSAR Publications (1999). ISBN 0-920661-77-7
"Divine Elemental" Toronto: TSAR Publications (2003). ISBN 1-894770-08-0

Short Fiction

"El Dorado" in The Grammateion (Toronto, Ontario), June, 1990.
"The Rhymer" in Authors (Medicine Hat, Alberta), May, 1993.
"Seasonal Youth" in Hart House Review (Toronto, Ontario), March, 1993.
"My Girlfriend's Tattoo" in Tatmag (Toronto, Ontario), June, 1993.
"Children Of The Melange" in Hart House Review (Toronto, Ontario), March, 1994.
"King Rice" in Hart House Review (Toronto, Ontario), March, 1994.
"The Emerald In The Diamond" in Green's Magazine (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan), July, 1994.
"Motherland" in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), Sept., 1994.
"On Germ Warfare And Bad Sex" in Phlogiston (Wellington, New Zealand), Feb., 1995.
"In Flight" in Hart House Review (Toronto, Ontario), March, 1995.
"Sanjay & Allison" in Inside Sedition (Toronto, Ontario), March, 1995.
"Seasonal Youth" in The World of English [in Chinese] (Beijing, China), Feb., 1995.
"Son Of Caine" in Printed Matter (Tokyo, Japan), March, 1995.
"In Flight" in Canadian Author (London, Ontario), July, 1995.
"Far From Family" in Writ (Toronto, Ontario), September, 1995.
"While I Drink My Moccacino" in The Harpweaver (St. Catharines, Ontario), September, 1995.
"The Reef" in North of Infinity (Mosaic Press, Oakville, Ontario), December, 1997.
"Camel's Lips" in Hart House Review (Toronto, Ontario), March, 1998.
"Motherland" in Wasafiri (London, U.K.), June, 1998.
"The Ten Thousand And One Directions" in Descant (Toronto, Ontario), March, 1999.
"Bucephalus" in India Currents (San Jose, California), Aug., 2000
"Far From Family" in Jahaji (TSAR Books, Toronto), Sep., 2000
"Bucephalus" on IndiaWorld website (Mumbai, India), Dec., 2000
"Motherland" in Bolo!Bolo! (Kitchen Table Collective, Toronto), Dec., 2000
"Motherland" [in English, French and Spanish] in Americas (Organization of American States, Washington DC), Dec., 2000
"Far From Family" on IndiaWorld website (Mumbai, India), March, 2001
"A Memory of Flowers and Coconut" in Pagitica (Toronto, Ontario), October, 2002
"Destroyer of Worlds" in Desilicious (Arsenal Pulp Press, Toronto, Ontario), November, 2003
"Midnight Shift" in Toronto Noir (Akashic Books, New York, NY), May, 2008

Humour

"The Three Monks" in The TeleJokeBook Vol. IV (Clarinet: Waterloo, Ontario), 1991.
"Alligator Pearls" in The TeleJokeBook Vol. IV (Clarinet: Waterloo, Ontario), 1991.

Journalistic

The following do not include articles written explicitly for The Podium.

"To Boldly Go Where Men Have Gone Before" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 14, 1987.
"Someone To Watch Conjures Familiar Images" in The Gargoyle (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 22, 1987.
"Yabba Dabba Doo U of T" in The Gargoyle (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 22, 1987.
"Swirling Dust An Admirable, Surreal Journey" in The Gargoyle (Toronto, Ontario), Jan. 28, 1988.
"Savages Hold Love-In" in The Gargoyle (Toronto, Ontario), Feb. 11, 1988.
"East Clashes With West" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 12, 1988.
"To Boldly Go Where No Fest Has..." in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 20, 1988.
"Avenger's Life is Homeric If Weird" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Dec. 5, 1988.
"Witty U of T Researcher Moonlights As New Wave, Folk, R&B Wizard" in The Varsity, Feb. 2, 1989.
"Young Jazz-Fusion" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Feb. 6, 1989.
"Danceable Band A (Part) U of T Success" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Mar. 13, 1989.
"Trials And Tribulations Of A Rock Video" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), April 12, 1989.
"Performace Art MAd For Lucid Journalism" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 11, 1989.
"Ball Crowd Illuminates Riotous Architecture" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 2, 1989.
"Daiko Drumming Gives Hart House A Shake" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Nov. 2, 1989
"Remembrances Of Scooby Doos Past" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Dec. 7, 1989.
"Heros On The Half Shell: Turtlemania In T.O." in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontatio), Apr. 2, 1990.
"That's Mr. Couch Potato To You" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Apr. 17, 1990.
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Tunes" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Apr. 17, 1990.
"The Importance Of Scientific Credibility" in Trekletter (Toronto, Ontario), Jun. 1990.
"Festival Lunacy Set To Smother City Once Again" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 4, 1990.
"Iron Man Attacked By Metal Demon" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 4, 1990.
"The Match Factory Girl" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 10, 1990.
"New Canadian Films Excel At Festival" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 13, 1990.
"The Intelligent Glow Of Patricia Rozema" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 17, 1990.
"Italians Mock Fascist Disney" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Jan. 8, 1991.
"Firearms Abound In Raucous Tape" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Jan. 17, 1991.
"Sans Soleil Sans Fautes" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Jan. 24, 1991.
"Rhubarb's Rebel Drama Returns" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Feb. 12, 1991.
"Sheens Can't Buy A Hit: Jumbled Cadence Fizzles" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Mar. 21, 1991.
"Karate" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Mar. 25, 1993.
"Karate Team Breaks More Than Boards In Windsor" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 4, 1993.
"High-Flyin' Karate Spectacle Comes To The Athletic Centre" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Jan. 27, 1994.
"U of T Kicks Its Way To Success" in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Feb. 3, 1994.
"Multicultural Nature Of The Martial Arts" in Black Belt Journal (Richmond Hill, Ontario), Mar., 1994.
"Complexion Is Far More Complex Than Many Pinks Think" in The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario), April 18, 1994.
"The Other Side Of Health Costs" in Id Magazine (Guelph, Ontario), Jan. 19, 1995.
"Rainbow Of Races" in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), Feb., 1995.
"Celluloid Bridge" in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), Oct., 1994.
"Out Of East Africa" in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), March, 1995.
"Canada's Literary Golden Boy" in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), March, 1995.
"New Administrative Fee Is A Discriminatory Head Tax" in The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario), April 18, 1995.
"Up To Individuals Not State Censors To Police Internet" in The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario), May 2, 1995.
"On The Cutting Edge" in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), June, 1995.
"Lines Are Ohhhhh Soooo Lonnng" in The Newspaper (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 6, 1995.
"The Role of Government" in The Newspaper (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 27, 1995.
"Steven Yap - Winner of the 1995 Masuko Cup" in Black Belt Journal (Richmond Hill, Ontario), Winter, 1995.
"The Source of the Rage" in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), Feb., 1996.
"A Fine Provocative Debut" in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), March, 1996.
"E-zines - The Future of Publishing?" in Canadian Writer's Journal (Vancouver, British Columbia), Spring, 1996.
"The Human Condition Explored" in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), April, 1996.
"Rate of Change: Hypertext 101" in Paragraph Magazine (Stratford, Ontario), summer, 1996.
"The Magic of India" in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), December, 1996.
"Time to call truce between bikes and cars." The Toronto star (Toronto, Ontario). May 20, 1997.
"Naz Project tackles India's AIDS epidemic." Family Practice. (Toronto, Ontario). Feb. 10, 1997.
"Virtual Medicine." Family Practice. (Toronto, Ontario). Sep. 15, 1997.
"Review: Home Movies." Paragraph (Toronto, Ontario). Dec., 1997.
"Feminist Publishing in India."IndiaStar (online magazine). March, 1998.
"Review: Asleep While The World is Awake." Paragraph (Toronto, Ontario). Mar., 1998.
"A Living Paradox: A Letter From India." Vic Report (Toronto, Ontario). May, 1998.
"Review: Gravity Lets You Down." Paragraph (Toronto, Ontario). Jan., 1999.
"Electronic Courses." Family Practice (Toronto, Ontario), May 19, 1999
"Are their environmental risks associated with genetically engineered field crops?" Bioscan (Toronto, Ontario) Sep, 1999
"Review: The Only-Good Heart." Prairie Fire (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Nov., 1999
"Review: Bettina." Prairie Fire (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Nov., 1999
"Should Government Be A Tool of Enterprise?" The Innovation Journal (online magazine), Nov., 1999
“The Future of Bioinformatics.” Bioscan (Toronto) December, 1999
“Case Study in Response to Risk” Bioscan (Toronto) March, 2000
“Review: Herbarium of Souls.” Prairie Fire website (Winnipeg, Manitoba) May, 2000.
“Review: War At The Top Of The World” India Currents (San Jose, Ca) May, 2000
“Review: Morning of Yesterday” Toronto Review of Contemporary Writing Abroad (Toronto, ON), May, 2000
“Review: The Maleness of God” Prairie Fire website (Winnipeg, Manitoba), November, 2000
"Science Is A Dead End Career" Chowk website (Vancouver, BC), November, 2000
"Milestones" Chowk website (Vancouver, BC), December, 2000
"Home To Guyana" The Globe and Mail (Toronto, ON), March 14, 2001
"Indo-Caribbean Angst" The Toronto Review of Contemporary Writing Abroad (Toronto, ON), May, 2001.
“Guyana” India Currents (San Jose, CA), June, 2001.
"Biosensors, Biophotonics, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology: From Convergence to Cash" BioAlberta Newsletter, June, 2001.
"Review: Emergent Voices" Prairie Fire Website (Winnipeg, MB), September, 2001
"The Theatre of Learning." Dooney’s Café Website, Dec, 2001
"Why I Love Pro Wrestling." PWTorch Website, Dec. 14, 2001
"The Smoking Debate." Dooney’s Café Website, Dec, 2001
"My Problem With Space Tourism." Dooney’s Café Website, Jan. 2002
"The Sanctified Simple-mindedness of American Media." Dooney’s Café Website, Jan, 2002
"Biotechnology Responds To Terrorism" SHI Newsletter (Toronto, ON), Feb, 2002
"A Jewel in a Sparkling Collection." India Currents (San Jose, CA), Feb, 2002
"South Asian Madness." Dooney’s Café Website, Feb, 2002
"Last of the Red Hot Nerds." The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), Mar 23, 2002
"The Great Game: Review of Tournament of Shadows." India Currents (San Jose, CA), May, 2002
"To heck with moon rocks, there's Luke Skywalker." The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), May 9, 2002
"Is Western Coverage of Kashmir Racist?" India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), July, 2002
"Biometrics Doesn't Have To Be Scary" SHI Newsletter (Toronto, ON), July, 2002
"Kashmir, Mon Amour" Rabble.Ca Website (Toronto, ON), August 13, 2002
"Profile This!" India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), October, 2002
"The Public Must Be Taught About Biotechnology" SHI Newsletter (Toronto, ON), October, 2002
"Living in Fear in Washington, DC." The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), Oct 19, 2002
"The 'Swarthy' Factor." The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), Nov 5, 2002
"The New Oil." India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), May, 2003
"The New Oil." Rabble.Ca Website (Toronto, ON), May 7, 2003
"The Frontiers of Salman Rushdie." India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), May, 2003
"Is SARS a Precursor to Pandemic?" The Toronto Star online edition, May 20, 2003
"Is SARS a Precursor to Pandemic?" The Toronto Star (Toronto, ON), May 26, 2003
"Water fights threaten to become water wars." Global Voice (Windsor, ON), Vol 2, #5, June 2003
"Men and Women Shouldn't Stand For This" The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), Oct 6, 2003
"Which Am I, Truly?" The Globe and Mail (Toronto, ON), Dec 22, 2003
"Which Am I, Truly?" Chowk website, Dec 23, 2003
"Looking For A Link Between Pornography And Sex Crimes: The Jury Is Stil Out" The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), June 30, 2004
"Review: The View From Tamischeira" Prairie Fire Website (Winnipeg, MB), November, 2004
"Poverty At the Root of Tsunami Tragedy" Rabble.ca website (Toronto, ON), January 3, 2005
"Stingy Tsunami Relief" Rabble.ca website (Toronto, ON), January 3, 2005
"Why Not (Cough, Cough) Diarrhea?" Rabble.ca website (Toronto, ON), January 19, 2005
"Poverty Caused the Tsunami" India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), Feb 2, 2005
"Are We Overdue For A Pandemic?" The Toronto Star (Toronto, ON), March 2, 2005
"Champion Of Her Silly Activity" The Toronto Star (Toronto, ON), July 29, 2005
"Review: Raymond and Hannah" Idea&s Magazine (Toronto, ON), Autumn, 2005
"Opal-Gate" Chowk website (Vancouver, BC), May 10,2006
"The False War Between Civilizations" India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), June 23,2006
"The Politicization of Science" India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), March 28, 2008
"Warriors and Terrorists" India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), Oct 8, 2008
"Man On The Moon" India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), Sep 6, 2009
"Advantage India" India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), Feb 2, 2010
"Why India Has an Advantage Over China" syndicated in New American Media, Feb 5, 2010

Web-based Regular Columns

1. No Gimmick Required - Regular Column on 411mania.com, 2002-2003

Jul 18, 2003 -- Wherefore Art Thou, Smackdown? May 5, 2003 -- The Stinkface of Enlightenment Apr 16, 2003 -- Things I Like Mar 1, 2003 -- Hennig Memories Feb 14, 2003 -- Some Random Crap Jan 11, 2003 -- The Roster Split Dec 21, 2002 -- The Contract Is Polluted Dec 2, 2002 -- A Brief Letter From Borneo Oct 30, 2002 -- Wrestling is STILL Not a Sport Oct 17, 2002 -- Sorry, Wrestling is NOT a Sport Oct 8, 2002 -- The Exploitation of Fame Sep 20, 2002 -- More Reader Feedback Sep 9, 2002 -- Is Wrestling Art? Aug 28, 2002 -- Some Random Thoughts. Aug 9, 2002 -- Mixing Chemicals In The Ring. July 26, 2002 -- Three things that are good about the current WWE product. July 11, 2002 -- Responses to reader feedback. June 28, 2002 -- Charisma is the Greek word for ham. May 25, 2002 -- Where's my redemption? May 9, 2002 -- Where's my suspension of disbelief? April 18, 2002 -- The wrestling hero seeks the ritual death of the heel... all in the name of love. April 11, 2002 -- Wrestling's idiocy can have its own kind of perverse beauty.

2. Microsoft Small Business Forum (Reproduced on MSN.ca), 2006-present

Jan 3, 2010 -- Your Dream Is Still In Reach Oct 27, 2009 -- CSI? More Like CS-Why Sep 10, 2009 -- A Professor Professes About Professionals July 7, 2009 -- Social Media Marketing May 4, 2009 -- On Swine Flu Jan 19, 2009 -- Bunch of Stuff That Happened Jan 12, 2009 -- Blurring the Lines May 7, 2008 -- Don't Shirk From Public Speaking Feb 12, 2008 -- When Backing Up Is Not Enough Oct 12, 2007 -- Assuaging Liberal Guilt Aug 28, 2007 -- Unbusinesslike Business Cards July 27, 2007 -- Work is a Subset of Life, Not The Other Way Around May 14, 2007 -- Reaching Out To The Community April 13, 2007 -- Never Say No? March 5, 2007 -- The Challenge of International Consulting Jan 25, 2007 -- I’m a Scientist and a Writer Dec 15, 2006 -- Using Effective Communication to Pry Open New Markets

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Academic

The following only include papers published in peer-reviewed academic journals and books. Deonandan, R. (2005). "Why I Love Professional Wrestling" in Opposing Viewpoints: Popular Culture. Farmington Hills: Thomson Gale publishing. Deonandan, R.S., Barrowman, N.J. (June 16, 2004). The paradox of the placebo. British Medical Journal (online edition). www.bmj.com Deonandan, R. (2004). "A Scientist's Relationship with Science Fiction" in Worlds of Wonder: Readings in Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, edited by Jean-Francois Leroux. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Pp 131-139. Deonandan, R. (2001). In Vitro Fertilization: Risk Factors and Realistic Outcomes. Doctoral Thesis. University of Western Ontario. London, Ontario. Deonandan, R., Campbell, M.K., Ostbye, T., Tummon, I. (2001). "IVF births and pregnancies: an exploration of two methods of assessment using life table analysis." Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 18(2):75-79. Deonandan, R., Campbell, M.K., Ostbye, T., Tummon, I. (2000). "A comparison of methods for measuring socioeconomic status by occupation or postal area." Chronic Diseases in Canada. 21(3):114-118 Deonandan, R., Campbell, M.K., Ostbye, T., Tummon, I. (2000). "Towards a more meaningful in vitro fertilization success rate." Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 17(9):10-15 Ostbye, T., Deonandan, R., Donner, A. & Sim, D. (1999). "Teaching clinical trials electronically." Medical Teacher. 21(4):415-419. Deonandan R. (1999). "Should Government Be A Tool of Enterprise?" The Innovation Journal. 4(3). Deonandan, R.S. (1997). "Developing an electronic extramural course in clinical trials." Western Journal of Graduate Research. 6(1):1-4. Deonandan, R.S. (1997). "Using saccadic eye movement latencies to measure retinal summation areas." Western Journal of Graduate Research. 6(1): 60-64. Deonandan, R.S. & Hallett, P.E. (1994) "Spatial Summation of Saccades" in Contemporary Ocular Motor & Vestibular Research: A Tribute to David A. Robinson. Edited by Albert Fuchs, Thomas Brandt, Ulrich Buttner and David Zee. Stuttgart & New York: Georg Thieme Verlag, pp. 194-196. Deonandan, R.S. (1993) Saccadic Tracking of Constant Power Targets. Master's Thesis. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.

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