I would kind of love it if I could do absolutely nothing for 16 hours per day except read books, and write about how I feel about them. I could open a book at nine in the morning (that’s right, SO not a morning person), and avoid closing it (not literally, but you know) until […]
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I’ve watched the motion picture adaptation of The Lost Child of Philomena Lee twice in the last forty eights hours. Unlike many film adaptions I have seen, very nearly none of the scenes in Philomena are duplicated from the original book version. So, I felt the movie merited a second watch. And indeed, I did […]
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Has your child ever said to you, “Mommy, your tummy looks like a bagel”? I don’t think I have ever laughed so often and hard at any book I have ever read. I would absolutely want to be friends with this woman, because I think she would make my parenting adventure just a little bit […]
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One of my appointment podcasts is Scriptnotes (a podcast about screenwriting and things interesting to screenwriters). It’s very entertaining and has a lot of great insight into not only screenwriting, but writing in general. In a November episode, co-host Craig Maizin made an observation about poetry I’ve probably heard before, but never so bluntly, and […]
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Disclaimer – I spent a few years as a soldier in the Canadian Scottish Regiment. I did my basic training and participated in the regular parades and exercises, but never served on a mission. That said, my view of war and soldiers is coloured by that as well as some family history in the military, […]
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