Writing
I write novels, screenplays, and works of non-fiction. I share my passion for writing with advice, tips, book reviews for writers, and more. This page will also feature any works in progress and samples of my work.
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Heart Crushing Day
119/365 i HEART island life Originally uploaded by oblivion head Valentine’s Dayis hard to ignoreand crushes my heart more often than not. This day isn’t supposed to hurt,I know that,but it only highlights what I don’t havelike a fluffly cloud in the air, untouchable and impermanent. But that cloud reminds methat love floats above usand…
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Three Elusive Quarters
This is a short story I wrote entitled “Three Elusive Quarters” It is fiction and told from the point of view of a ten year old girl. I thought I should make that clear since “I” on this blog normally refers to me and not a fictional character. Let me know what you think. I…
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Trees Vs Monsters
I wrote this story on Storybird. It is a pretty cool site that allows you to use images from a variety of artists to create your own digital book. I hope you enjoy my story. (if you follow me on a reader, please click through to this post to read the story)
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Scenes From A Classroom: Episode 1
Mr. March tries to use skateboarding to help his class understand some of the concepts they have been studying in science and math. But today is no ordinary day. Find out what happens in … Scenes From a Classroom Episode 1 While this story is based on fact, it is fiction. Any resemblance to students…
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Scary New Territory
I don’t know why but I find it hard to write short fiction. For me, it seems a lot easier to write a novel than a short story. So I find myself in some scary new territory as I try to take some advice that a published author gave me. Barbara Haworth–Attard did a reading…
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Meet the Author
Last night I met an author. She came to my neighbourhood library to talk about her writing and to read some excerpts of her work. Her name is Barbara Haworth-Attard. I love how she told us that she had always written but had never even thought that it was something you could do as a…
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My Journal Has Been Reborn
By all rights, my journal should have died. I declared that it did last month and was fine with that decision. But it ultimately refuses to. This blog can’t replace it. I tried to have it do so but I failed. That’s because a journal serves an altogether different purpose. My fictional writing can’t relegate it to…
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Plagiarizing Myself
I have been taking an online course to upgrade my teaching credentials. Currently I am qualified to teach Kindergarten up to Grade 6. By the time I am done this course, I will be able to teach all the way up to Grade 10. I never planned on teaching high school but I have thought…
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My Journal Died
I tried to resurrect it last September but only got two entries in. I picked up the gauntlet again in December and ran for nine days. I managed to do the same thing in January. But I only got one entry down for February, zero for March, one for April, and nothing since. The April…