Michael Maranda
Biography
Michael Maranda lives in Toronto.
He edits professionally, vocationally, and recreationally.
His day-job on week-days is assistant curator (for the Art Gallery of York University).
His day-job on alternate weekends is proprietor of Parasitic Ventures Press, a small artist-books publisher.
His job in evenings and other alternate weekends is as a visual artist.
He hasn’t written much of late beyond grant applications, and this bio.
He has a half a share in a grey cat.
Note
It’s true. For someone who deals with texts on a very regular basis, I don’t write a lot. Instead, I edit. I agonise over commas versus semi-colons. I underscore. I use stet a lot (maybe too much). I cull and pare away, reduce and distill. I’m interested in leaving the world, at least textually, a little less cluttered. Every day.
For this edition of Test Reading, however, I will present a new product line from Parasitic Ventures Press. [Belated] Greeting cards. For a world that’s a little less populated.
External Links
Maranda's site
Parasitic Ventures Press