From his post as unassuming observer, Tom McSorley writes notes-to-self and to eternity, quiet moments of introspection, astute observations of nature and the amused analysis of human behavior in public urban space, all of it buffeted by the distant clamour of history echoing through the everyday present. 

Publication date: Nov. 18, 2025
Publisher: Elboro Press
ISBN: 978-1-7379274-9-5
Perfect Bound Paperback, 136 pages
Dimensions: 4.25” x 7”
Retail Price: $9.99

Tom McSorley is a writer who lives in Ottawa, Canada. A Canadian film critic and scholar, he is the Executive Director of the Canadian Film Institute, teaches Film Studies at Carleton University, and comments weekly on cinema for the CBC Radio One program, Ottawa Morning.

McSorley’s previous collections, Partial Clarities (2021) and Moving Still (2023) are also available from Elboro Press.