Between Your Kids and Yves Saint Laurent, How Many Degrees of Separation?
Grade 1, my first field trip ever was scheduled for a downtown Levi’s jeans factory. My teacher at the time was one of those fussy, humorless women on the cusp of retirement. Perhaps that’s an unfair judgment. Perhaps the teachers Read More …
Maer Wilson Interview & Giveaway: Relics (The Thulukan Chronicles #1)
If you’re after a fantasy rich in humor and warmly-drawn characters, come meet today’s guest. She’s an actress, a college instructor, and an avid gamer who writes for two gaming fan sites. As of two months ago, my friend Maer Read More …
Google Reader Dies in Two Days. Have You Made a Will?
Google Reader expires on July 1st, which means if you use it to collate and read RSS feeds, it’s time to settle on an alternative. The CBC recently ran a comparison of their top choices: Feedly, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Read More …
Happy Endings Plumbing (+Writer Unboxed Redirect)
The other night when I called the ToolMaster for dinner, he emerged from the basement in a flushed and agitated state. If he were female, I’d be tempted to say he was aflutter. Take a peek at the photo below and Read More …
Are You at War with the Ordinary?
Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary. ~ Blaise Pascal “Scandal-laden” is not an adjective typically associated with Canadian politics, but times are a-changing in the Great White North. It’s had me browsing news Read More …
Not Dead Yet. Not Even Mostly Dead (+Writer Unboxed Redirect)
So I disappeared without explanation, and I’m sorry about that — the lack of explanation, not the retreat. After years of faking extroversion online, I hit my limit and entered a seven-week Franzen moment. I wanted to roll myself in Read More …
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