{"id":3283514,"date":"2026-10-01T17:13:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3283514"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:13:33","slug":"interview-peter-hicks-writer-for-one-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-peter-hicks-writer-for-one-thing","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Peter Hicks (writer): “For One Thing”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nostalgia is a funny thing, because it can hit you for people, places and times you’ve never been to.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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My guest today is Peter Hicks<\/strong>, a local musician, songwriter and author, who has released three books this year alone. The second of those books is For One Thing<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, a novel set in the near-history of rural New Brunswick, about a boy who loves a radio and the strange uncle he’s forced to spend time with. It’s a wonderful, heartfelt book of dispelling assumptions, real care, and becoming who you are. Peter joined me to talk about this book’s origins in the stories of his own uncle, and how he reflects on that time.<\/p>\n

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Nostalgia is a funny thing, because it can hit you for people, places and times you’ve never been to. My guest today is Peter Hicks, a local musician, songwriter and author, who has released three books this year alone. The second of those books is For One Thing, a novel set in the near-history of<\/p>\n

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