A while back, when writing about writer’s block, I smugly said: “I honestly can’t remember ever having it.” I should have known that would come back to bite me. Because after Christmas, I came to a period of blank “uh…what do I do now?” Unfortunately,… Read More
While making dinner on Sunday, I caught the tail end of the show Tapestry on CBC radio. In it, illustrator Maira Kalman was speaking about having “enough.” Not angrily, as in: “I’ve had enough.” But calmly, as in: “I have enough.” Not the ache of… Read More
Every book I read provides an opportunity to learn: how to present engaging characters, create a can’t-put-down plot, trick readers with an unreliable narrator and so one. The one that has captured me lately is Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, which demonstrates mastery… Read More
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