About Margaret Blackwood
Margaret Blackwood is a West Coast girl through and through. Born and raised in Victoria BC, she is a poet, writer, and visual artist. She is grateful that her father fulfilled a childhood vow to bring up his family on Vancouver Island. Blackwood has a BFA from the University of Victoria where she had the good fortune to study and collaborate with Robin Skelton.
She is the author and editor of a number of books including her poetry collection The Seed Jar. Her articles have appeared in Island Parent Magazine and The Malahat Review, and she is currently writing a novel. Blackwood and her husband have two children, and have lived in the same neighbourhood most of their lives. Not surprisingly, she often gets the feeling she has been here before.
The “Kids” are Alright (If You Don’t Count Coffee Grounds, Twist Ties and the Rat)
I’m often told that my parents sound like they were very interesting people. I suppose they were. At least, they were interesting, if not a tad puzzling, to a neighbour of theirs one summer day many years ago. He had recently bought the house … Read more →
Norbert and O’Malley: A Tale of Two Drop-In Cats
Norbert and O’Malley are ginger tabby cats. They don’t live with us, but it sure seems like it some days. One belongs to the neighbours next door and the other lives across the street. If you’ve got allergies this is the closest you can come to having cats of your own.
Dances with Swords
Now, these were no ordinary dance classes. Nay, nay, they were Highland Dancing lessons, Sword dancing, thank-you-very-much, which involved real swords (the best part) and bare feet.
Your Mother is Always Right (At Least Mine Was)
When a group of teenagers goes off camping and faces a risky situation, our writer reflects on how often our mothers are right, darn it!
The Grass Might Not Be Greener, But You Can Bet the Neighbour’s Place is Cleaner
Kids often want their parents to be as “normal” as the neighbours appear to be, but sometimes its the eccentricities that turns kids into truly interesting adults.
Sound the Virtue Alert: Notes from School Drop-Off Zone
Since when did assertiveness become a virtue? Isn’t it more virtuous to turn the other cheek than to stand one’s ground?
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