I’ve been reading Stephen King’s Bazaar of Bad Dreams and he introduced each story by writing a bit of background about it and how it came to be. He describes the process as needing to find a […]
Tag: creative writing

A Year of Weird
When I first told Aaron the crazy idea I had for myself and 2016 his face lit up and he cheered, “A year of being weird!”. Good, he was on board with the plan. Now, […]

Following my dreams
Since the days when it was still socially acceptable for me to wear pigtails, I’ve dreamed of becoming a writer. I’m sure my fantasy of this profession is much more magical than reality but I […]

Christmas Gift
It started out as research. Well, that’s what I told my husband. The reality though, was that I have always been interested in taxidermy and skeleton articulation. And, being unwilling to harm an animal in […]
Concrete Jungle
This is another piece I wrote for my creative writing class. I was envisioning the same character I wrote about here. This piece ended up being almost continuation of that piece as well! Please feel […]
Shatter the Void
Our house is as still as the Queen’s guards. Unblinking, unmoving. Our dog’s chest rises and falls rhythmically and her breath fogs the glass panes that are usually shaking timidly from her bellows. Her short […]

24 hours
Photo by TJ Romero <click on his name to be directed to his site :) Douglas Coupland’s “Five Rules for Writers” was recently assigned to me as part of my creative writing course required reading. His […]
Free Writing : Vol. 1 – Prompt – What’s in your character’s bag?
I recently enrolled in a creative writing program through the University of Toronto. It’s something I’ve considered doing for quite a few years now and finally decided there was no better time than the present. […]