Today, while on a break during real life work (a real thing), I got it into my mind I could write poetry. So, I wrote one, called OCD. This prompted me to create a new section on the website under the Works & Reams menu to put anything poetic in general in this section. Click here to access the… Read more »
OCD You have OCD, And when I thought of you, I spilled oatmeal in your shoe. Those little oats, A thousand and one, You keep counting ’till you’re done. I messed up your cutlery, A knife with the fork, Your bottled anger is about to uncork. You put them in order, From fork to knife,… Read more »
On Remembrance Day 2019, the transit of Mercury will occur, when the tiny planet passes between the Sun and the Earth. In context to astronomical time, this occurs semi-frequently. This is, in contrast, to the transit of Venus: the last transit took place in 2012, and the next one is due in the year 2117, roughly… Read more »
In a bit of a series of observations related to building a world, spread across a year or so, I thought I would follow up with another topic, this time on the common fantasy stereotype of medieval food, why it’s such a common trope of fantasy works, and why a full-out new menu of food… Read more »
And now, another memory dump of rambling thoughts, this time about personal correspondence. I’m fond of proper mail. Not the spam type of stuff—flyers, applications for a credit card, notification of enrolment for jury duty. No, none of that. I’m talking about opening up your mailbox, and seeing a blue and red air mail envelope… Read more »
The following is something I found particularly useful in world-building, so as an opinion and piece of discussion, it may either interest you, or bore you on your coffee break at work enough to think about that pay rise. It is also a lot of rambling, so forgive me if it sounds redundant or nonsensical.… Read more »
As a bit of a second part to the previous article, My Experience With Anxiety and Writing Groups, I wanted to briefly say something about the pros and cons of joining a writing group, and as a refresher as to why the are beneficial.
Over past month, I’ve tinkered with the website theme a little bit, and made some visual changes to the way things are presented. First off is the main content and side bar texts. They now are boxed and a easier to see, and I made them universal between theme changes when you go between the… Read more »
I had this on my chest for a little while now, but its something I would like to share concerning my experience with a writing group and dealing with social anxiety issues. Early last year I was invited to the Sudbury Writers’ Guild (SWG), a membership-based writing group in Greater Sudbury that provides workshops, guest… Read more »
With some help in proofing and glossing over, I have uploaded a new instalment of The Severis Tales. This is story #5, entitled “Eggs.” It is about one of Mila’s old friends selling foodstuffs. It also contains a few surprises and other unexpected reunions along the way. I’ve tried writing this story in a different tone… Read more »