Mnemonics are weird ways of remembering things that might be essential…or useless…like the Seven deadly sins or the formula for a deadly chemical combination. It all depends.
Breaking Routines — My Night with a Burlesque Dancer
I recently decided to shake up my routines a bit. I’ve gone to different social events. I’ve taken a course or two. I attended WordCamp Victoria 2010 at which I got excited about blogging.
And, then there was the night I spent with a burlesque dancer.
Mummering in Nova Scotia
Darch Rhyno wonders what other parents did when his were all dressed up, “mummering” or “sandying” on their merry, dramatic way.
Early Canadian Poetry and the Stories of Your Life
A look at early Canadian poetry gets one writer thinking about how nations – and people – develop their own stories.
I Don’t Hear Voices. Not Yet, at Least.
What makes a novelist, a novelist? Julie Harrison likes to lurk around at author events to see if she can find out the answer to this question.
Soul in the Soil: The Most Beautiful Garden in the World – Part 1
Bunjae Artpia — on Jeju Island, 80km off the coast of South Korea, is the epitome of one man’s passionate sacrifice; a Korean pig farmer’s dream blossomed into reality — a garden of more than 2,000 bunjae (bonsai) trees.
How to Appreciate Bunjae (Bonsai) – Part 2
Bum-young Sung, the humble and brilliant creator of Bunjae Artpia, known as the world’s most beautiful garden, shares advice on how to fully appreciate bunjae (known as bonsai in Japan).
Import Export
Dinner with another writer can sometimes be very complicated.
Mood Swing
It’s amazing to me how much the weather can affect my mood. When the sun is shining bright and the sky sings a pale blue smile, my heart feels lighter. When the thunder clouds roll in and lightning streaks across the sky, my body feels exhilarated and excited. I can be languid in the heat and sleepy in the deep droop of snowfall.
Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part VI: Death is the Dream
In Part VI of his “Notes on a Crisis”, novelist Steven Erikson explores the process of writing the opening poem for a chapter in his new novel in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series.
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