Writing
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Why are you doing this to yourself?
Very recently, I was featured in one of Sarah Selecky’s student spotlights. (Sarah is a Giller-nominated writer, and has been a big inspiration in my own writing.) In the spotlight, I talk about why I write, but I wanted to expand a bit more on that here. I am a practical, pragmatic person. I like…
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Contested learnings
Recently, I had the opportunity to be a first reader for a reasonably prestigious literary magazine’s creative non-fiction writing contest. (Say that 3 times fast.) I then promptly forgot that I’d agreed to do it, though I did remember just in time to turn in my votes and comments 1 day late, so they couldn’t…