Mia Kirshner





Mia Kirshner

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born
January 25, 1975 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Mia Kirshner is a Canadian actress who works in movies and television series.

Kirshner has finished working on the book I Live Here, which she co-produced with ex-Adbusters staffers Paul Shoebridge and Michael Simons, as well as writer James MacKinnon. In the book, women and children refugees from places such as Chechnya, Juárez (Mexico) and Malawi, Africa will tell their life stories. The book features original material from well-known comic and graphic artists, including Joe Sacco and Phoebe Gloeckner. It will be published in the U.S by Random House/Pantheon in 2008. It was supported logistically by Amnesty International, which will receive proceeds from the book.


Mia Kirshner isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but she does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from her feed.
Hello!
This is Mia K for the ILH Team writing to you.
Thank you so much for writing to I Live Here and offering to volunteer your time. We are blown away that you wrote to us and want to get involved. You are the reason why I Live Here is growing into a grassroots movement.

We never imagined that we would grow this large. We are a simple organization that doesn't know NGO speak. We are learning. W... read more »
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Average rating: 4.28 · 130 ratings · 28 reviews · 5 distinct works
I Live Here
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4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2008
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didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
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L Word - Season 6
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
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L Word - Season 3
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
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L-Word - Season 4
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
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L-Word - Season 5
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
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“My mother used to say that rain here pours like a blessing, like a thick veil that parts to reveal the bride's face. But nearly every day, when this rain parted, it revealed a long line of soldiers, like you, like death, marching toward us, and we would scatter with a practiced silence and hide.”
Mia Kirshner, I Live Here

“We stepped carefully, so softly, over thorny plants. The dust had turned to mud, splattering our shoes, socks, and legs. By the time we reached the boat, our clothes were clinging to our flesh and stained with the bloody remains of mosquitoes.”
Mia Kirshner, I Live Here

“Bursts of gold on lavender melting into saffron. It's the time of day when the sky looks like it has been spray-painted by a graffiti artist.”
Mia Kirshner, I Live Here

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