Ray Deonandan's Publication History
last updated June 23, 2006 .
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
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
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.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.