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Writing validates the experience. It also lends a little bit of distance that eases the pain.

I have learned over the last few years that to write well, I need to listen to my body as well as my mind.

The world, especially now, needs to read your words and hear your voice.

A new magazine, a new exhibit, and a new year.

Your keen eye for the golden detail is your writerly gift; keep being a wonderful observer of all that’s around you.

I received my first rejection letter this week, for some poems I’d sent to a Canadian literary magazine.

I found ways to avoid writing. But now that I have found my way-turned that corner- I feel a sense of peace.

“Have the courage to talk about your work and don’t be shy about owning the fact that you’re a writer.”

Getting right to the heart of the story does feel like a form of freedom.

A special one-day workshop for youth with acclaimed Toronto writers.

An artist date is no different except that the person you go out with is yourself.