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my son calls Markham "Mirkwood"

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2015.01.11

After seeing some of the Tolkien movies, Ken's taken to calling Markham "Mirkwood". It's more fun - after all, which is more interesting, a stretch of car dealerships and a sea of detached housing in vinyl siding, or an impenetrable forest full of giant spiders, hostile elves, and Other Nightmares?

Mind you, the city we're now dubbing Mirkwood certainly has the better options for food!

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