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April 25, 2014
A to Z Blog Challenge -- W is for Writers' Retreat
Welcome to Day 23 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge where --
W is for my Writers' Retreat
As many of my longtime blog readers know, I belong to my local chapter of Romance Writers of America .
Although north of the border, Canada boasts six RWA chapters, including mine -- Romance Writers of Atlantic Canada .
We represent writers focusing on careers in commercial romantic fiction, from the four Atlantic Provinces :
Nova Scotia (29 writers)
New Brunswick (...
April 24, 2014
A to Z Blog Challenge -- 5 on Friday -- Set 220 -- V is for Bands and Artists That Start With 'V'
Welcome to Day 22 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge.
Fridays at A Piece of My Mind are all about music.
Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...
For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff .
For today's challenge --
V is for Bands and Artists That Start With...
April 23, 2014
A to Z Blog Challenge -- U is for my Ushering Staff Days at the Performing Arts Theatre
Welcome to Day 21 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge where --
U is for my Ushering Staff Days at the Performing Arts Theatre
A lot of change happened to me in 1991, the year I left a full time retail position to embark on my film degree at Ryerson University.
For the first few months as a student, I wasn't working at a job, which felt both strange and liberating at the same time. However, I'd applied for several part time positions, knowing that my stude...
April 22, 2014
A to Z Blog Challenge -- T is for Temple of Doom Tying-the-Knot Tuxedo
Welcome to Day 20 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge where --
T is for Temple of Doom Tying-the-Knot Tuxedo
When I was a teen, I spent money on brides' magazines even before there was a potential groom on the horizon. I'd 'ooo' and 'ahh' over the wedding gowns, bridesmaids' dresses and men's formal wear, dreaming of my future wedding.
Once -- you know -- I'd met The One.
Planning and dreaming for a major life milestone that is often regarded as the b...
April 21, 2014
A to Z Blog Challenge -- S is for My Sister, Michelle
Welcome to Day 19 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge where --
S is for my Sister, Michelle
That's my mom holding onto Michelle while we all rode the merry-go-round on Boblo Island in the late 60s.
With three-and-a-half years between us, it wasn't hard to launch a friendship with my sister. It has been the constant heartbeat woven through all the moments of my life.
That's Michelle and me, helping my dad to celebrate his birthday in the mid-70s. The little...
April 20, 2014
A to Z Blog Challenge -- R is for Ryerson University
Welcome to Day 18 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge.
Today's a good day to look back at the school that granted me my film degree.
R is for my alma mater, Ryerson University
As with most storytellers, my on-the-job training began when I was a small girl playing with dolls and barbies. I always had long-running story arcs going with my dolls. My best friend Connie and I once had an orphanage storyline going that lasted for weeks and required...
April 18, 2014
A to Z Blog Challenge -- Q is for Queen Seondeok
Welcome to Day 17 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge.
I've always been drawn to square-peg stories, which is why I write them myself.
There's no desire to be contrary on my part. Sometimes people are turned off of certain things simply because everyone else loves it, and they have no intention of being like everyone else.
For me, I find that I'm never on quite the same wavelength as the general population. In high school, when everyone else was laughing their way through Cadd...
A to Z Blog Challenge -- 5 on Friday -- Set 219 -- P is for P!nk
Welcome to Day 16 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge.
Fridays at A Piece of My Mind are all about music.
Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...
For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff .
For today's challenge --
P is for P!nk
This is a shot of me ope...
April 17, 2014
April 16, 2014
A to Z Blog Challenge -- N is for my dad, Norman
Welcome to Day 14 of this year's A to Z Blog Challenge.
When I was a kid in the 60s, it was still common for fathers to be remote figures to their children. They worked long hours, were still expected to be somewhat scary authority figures and good for providing financial stability to the family.
Yet, were dads thought of as friends back when I was growing up?
For Day 14 --
N is for my dad, Norman
In the 60s, my dad was already settling into the...
