A couple of months ago, I received a copy of Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide by John Cleese. My aunt Jenni sent it to me. First, it was lovely to receive mail. It’s so unusual these days. Not just because Canada Post is on strike. Second, it was wonderful to hear from my aunt…
I was intending to submit something to the Hamilton Fringe Playwriting Contest. I had missed the deadline, but it got extended a week. I found an older project that had fizzled out, but I thought I could submit it with a little tweaking. You’d think I would have taken full advantage of the extra time…
Way back in August, I applied for the Montreal Fringe. I was hoping to get one of their early bird slots. But I was not successful. It’s been a long wait but finally the big day is here. Tonight, the Montreal Fringe will have their official draw, and I’ll find out if we got in…
I’m a deadlines kind of person. It’s often difficult for me to focus on a task unless there’s a deadline. Especially when it comes to writing. The Hamilton Fringe has a playwriting contest which I’ve applied to a few times. I even won it once. I’ve intended to apply more times than I have, though.…
We’re into the second week of November and I realized that I didn’t put out my plans for this month. I will be focusing on my weight loss this month. I gained some traction in October, and I want to continue the momentum. The goal is to get my weight down to 190lbs by the…
I’m working on the first draft of a project. I’ve had a couple of false starts in the last couple of years. With other projects. This one might get to the first stage. A rough draft. Or the “vomit draft”. Basically, it’s writing all the clunky stuff in your head and not worrying about how…
When I check out someone’s blog, I’ll often go to their About Me page. I’m always curious to know a bit more about the author. Looking the stats for my site, I saw that my About me page gets viewed more than most other pages. It makes sense. You read a post and wonder “Who…
Writing can be hard. Especially when you are starting on a project. Getting those first words written can be excruciating. For me, it isn’t for lack of ideas. There’s tons of things to write about. Before I start writing a blog post, I glance at my list of possible post topics. I’ve got about 190…
Deb and I saw the play 1939 at Canadian Stage last weekend. Wow. Written by Jani Lauzon and Kaitlyn Riordan. It’s about some Indigenous kids at a Residential school in Northern Ontario. Their teacher wants them to put on a production of Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well. The play follows the five students as…
It seems to happen every month. I have a plan. Enthusiasm is strong at the beginning of the month. And then imperceptibly, a drift happens. A drift away from the plan. It’s subtle. But it seems inevitable. There’s a week left and I haven’t made a dent in September’s plan. My lines for The Game’s…
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