His books included the poetry collections a selection of dazzling scarves (1996), Ruined Stars (2004), and Troubled: A Memoir in Poems (2008), the plays Camera, Woman (2001) and The Monster Trilogy (2003), and the novels A Quilted Heart (1998) and Spells (2003). His 2015 book Bright Eyed is a
memoir of his struggles with
insomnia.[6]
In October 2020, he was reported missing in
Fredericton, New Brunswick, where he was working as writer in residence at the University of New Brunswick.[7] Vaughan was found dead by Fredericton Police on October 23, 2020.[3]
Pervatory, an unfinished novel manuscript, was published in 2023.[8]
Works
The InCorrupt Tables (Wild East/Salamanca Chapbooks, 1992 (reprinted 1995), poetry)
William Forrestali's (Muted) Cornucopia (Studio 21 Halifax, 1992, art catalogue)
Beyond Bad Times (Snowapple Press, 1993, anthology)
Expressions: Writing About Psychiatric Survival (Expressions Press, 1993, anthology)
Shout and Speak Out Loud: Atlantic Canadians on Child Sexual Abuse (Wild East, 1993, anthology)
^Colin H. Smith, "'A psychotic assembly of Post-it notes'; R.M. Vaughan's latest exhibit challenges our need to order pictures and words". Telegraph Journal, March 25, 2000.
His books included the poetry collections a selection of dazzling scarves (1996), Ruined Stars (2004), and Troubled: A Memoir in Poems (2008), the plays Camera, Woman (2001) and The Monster Trilogy (2003), and the novels A Quilted Heart (1998) and Spells (2003). His 2015 book Bright Eyed is a
memoir of his struggles with
insomnia.[6]
In October 2020, he was reported missing in
Fredericton, New Brunswick, where he was working as writer in residence at the University of New Brunswick.[7] Vaughan was found dead by Fredericton Police on October 23, 2020.[3]
Pervatory, an unfinished novel manuscript, was published in 2023.[8]
Works
The InCorrupt Tables (Wild East/Salamanca Chapbooks, 1992 (reprinted 1995), poetry)
William Forrestali's (Muted) Cornucopia (Studio 21 Halifax, 1992, art catalogue)
Beyond Bad Times (Snowapple Press, 1993, anthology)
Expressions: Writing About Psychiatric Survival (Expressions Press, 1993, anthology)
Shout and Speak Out Loud: Atlantic Canadians on Child Sexual Abuse (Wild East, 1993, anthology)
^Colin H. Smith, "'A psychotic assembly of Post-it notes'; R.M. Vaughan's latest exhibit challenges our need to order pictures and words". Telegraph Journal, March 25, 2000.