If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them. ~ George Orwell George Orwell presents us with a complicated condition regarding writing and thought. Writing is a product of the mind. Anything we express in writing is something we have thought…
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Writers and Social Media
Have you ever come up with an idea you thought was positively brilliant, mind-blowing, revolutionary, or life-changing? No doubt you have. But what did you do with that idea? Chances are you forgot about it. It’s possible you’re an avid note-taker and you jotted down the idea somewhere. If you’re like me, you might have…
The Song of Wandering Aengus by W.B. Yeats
Once more, sharing a poem AND a quote shared by another friend in the same e-mail poetry exchange! It’s a lovely poem worth sharing with you all, as well as an awesome quote with beautifully original poetic language, albeit from a book. Following, the text from his email: The first thing I’ll offer you is…
The Life That I Have by Leo Marks (poem)
This was shared by a good friend in a little e-mail poetry sharing circle my brother drew me into. It’s a lovely poem and I shall add it to my collection of well-loved poems! The Life That I Have (sometimes referred to as Yours) is a short poem written by Leo Marks and used as…
Snow days and starting to write a story
There is one really good thing about winter storms and snow days–they’re great for hunkering down to write! That’s exactly what happened this past Wednesday, when winds of 90kph or more and 15+ cm of snow kept islanders home. That was also exactly one day after my two short story writing classes and I’m happy…
On Teaching Writing
We’re just over a week into the new year and what a busy week it was! My two short story writing classes began and I only hope my students are enjoying it as much as I am. One of my students asked if I planned to read and comment on everything they submit. I can’t…
On Words
Many people do not appreciate the value of a wide vocabulary. Even if it was just a familiarity with words, I remember enjoying the spelling bees we had when I was still in school. I enjoyed reading dictionaries–and still do, just because there are so many interesting words out there. I blame a society that…
City Centre Community School 2015 Creative Writing Class
We finally concluded the 2015 Winter term at the City Centre Community School, where I taught a short story writing class. Of the 10 weeks + 3-week extension, we still missed 6 class days because of storms that fell every Tuesday this year, unlike last year, when they fell every Wednesday! So we really had…
The Writing Pool 