Living a Mindful and Creative Life
December 2017 This winter, Abbotsford turned to ice. For two days straight, frozen rain fell from grey skies, covering trees, roads, and cars in a thick layer of ice. Shops closed early in fear of not being able to return home at the end of the day, giving the city an eerie feeling, like everyone …
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Talking about my poetry journey and an update on my poetry book.
Unpopular Opinion: All Poetry is Good Poetry I read a lot of poetry, in a lot of different styles: Wordsworth, Keats, Sexton, Czaga, Ginsberg, Plath, Peters (and far too many more to list). Each of these poets has their own unique style, and there’s no question in my mind whether they can be considered poets …
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Memory Film of Point Roberts Summer of ‘98 and the russet hatchback swings into a narrow, flower lined driveway. Poppies, lavender, chrysanthemums intertwine to create a marbled smudge, a watercolor painting. Further on the indigo, wind-blown log cabin perched upon a bluff blends in to the sky beyond, a two-dimensional backdrop, dangerous, a sharp …
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September Writing Prompts Write something.. Using the words snake, room, and wake. Where the main character is a forty-two year old man From the point of view of a polar bear. Using the words fight, bury, and awkward. From the point of view of your seven year old self. That takes place in a …
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In one of my posts from earlier this week, I mentioned (briefly) that I’m in the process of writing a poetry book, and I thought I’d share a bit more info about it with you. I don’t have all the kinks worked out yet and I’m certainly not close to being done, but I’ve …
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Writing Prompts and Exercises to Banish Writers Block One of my favorite things to do in my spare time is to write, but sometimes, the inspiration isn't there. If I need a little help starting, I tend to look up writing prompts. What I like best about them is that you can interpret …
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