The year listed on my profile says 2013. Under my old profile, one I found and deleted, it's 2008. That year, in the middle of a crazy school term, V introduced me to National Novel Writing Month, and I never looked back. Julia Cameron wrote a lot about synchronicity in her book The Artist's Way, in … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2016 Update:Rebel Rousing
Category: Life
Music Monday: I Shall Not Walk Alone by The Blind Boys of Alabama
Hope is alive While we're apart Only tears Speak from my heart Break the chains That hold us down And we shall be Forever bound https://youtu.be/IIDUMYQIuf4
From Newbie Library Tech To An Emerging Vet
On the surface, I seem like a confident speaker. Usually, I can say things both prepared and improvised although two talks pushed my often submerged nerves to the surface. Both took place in front of the Library Technician students at the college, now divided into year 1 and two thanks to a new admission structure. (Previously, … Continue reading From Newbie Library Tech To An Emerging Vet
A Step Backward to Go Forward
Every do something thinking it's a good idea but as you go on, it doesn't sit well? It's why I changed the blog site back to Stacks and Ranges. Carry on.
The Flamingo of Doubt and Going Rogue for NaNoWriMo 2016
People used to pull out their morning paper on the bus; I pull out my phone. The first app to open is Twitter, scanning the feed for local and international news. My Twitter also features some writers I follow, including Chuck Wendig, an author I heard about two years ago from someone during a NaNoWriMo … Continue reading The Flamingo of Doubt and Going Rogue for NaNoWriMo 2016
Up Before the Crack of Dawn With A Little Help
In September I purchased a Philips Wake Up Light like this one: The winter of 2015-2016 marked a turning point in my sleep habits. Unless it's a hotel room in New York, I had a hell of a time waking up. Not even the dulcet sounds of CBC Radio can ease me into a new … Continue reading Up Before the Crack of Dawn With A Little Help
Music Monday: Tomorrow Will Be Kinder by The Secret Sisters
Sometimes if the world looks like it's going mad, a song may offer a sliver of advice. https://youtu.be/3rsD4orsMFw
Music Monday: Mercy Street by Peter Gabriel
I shared another track by Peter Gabriel, his duet with Kate Bush 'Don't Give Up,' a few months ago. Two weeks ago, Halt and Catch Fire played another track from Gabriel's seminal album So, 'Mercy Street.' It's the perfect song for morose reflection or something atmospheric in the background. https://youtu.be/DYw9UrsFJa4
Pumpkin-Spice-Everything Season
September 22nd looked like a typical Thursday as I drove my mom to her doctor's appointment on a leave day from work. I learned later it was no ordinary day: https://twitter.com/stacksandranges/status/779073436001898497 Fall means trees taking their bow with leaves in hues of red, orange, and brown. They started getting ready a week before Labour Day … Continue reading Pumpkin-Spice-Everything Season
Music Monday: Ice Cream by Sarah Mclachlan
I felt whimsical over the weekend. In an ideal world, one with a shot at romance, this song would play as I meet my boyfriend. However, it's not a perfect world and this song still, makes me hum just as happily in this one. https://youtu.be/XAhv0XGv8Pc
Unpaused Life 