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Journalling Through Writer’s Block
A journal or diary is more than a living autobiography; it’s a companion, too. A confidante for the mundane and exciting experiences we find ourselves in. A dumping ground for angry rants and sobbing cries. A journal is my interiority turned exterior. I almost never leave the house without it. When I write in my…
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Seeking a Third
Trios, triplets, triads, threesomes—groups of three always seem better. As a kid growing up in the middle of nowhere Alberta, friends were hard to come by. There wasn’t a whole lot of options. My school was tiny, and so the pickin’s for best friends was whoever came your way or wasn’t your cousin. I was…
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On Turning 28 Years Old
On Easter Monday this year, I turned 28 years old. While I’m not harbouring feelings of resentment, unhappiness, melancholy or pride, I do feel a difficult swirling of emotions throughout my body as this realization of getting older settles into me. Maybe this is what resigned acceptance feels like—a sort of inevitability similar to seeing…
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Daily Writing Prompt #5
WordPress decided to come out swinging for today’s daily writing prompt, and I, being the writer that I am, felt obligated to respond. Anyways, I need the writing practice. Nerves, anxiety, hysteria, call it what you want, that doesn’t change much to me. I’m a nervous person. I kinda always have been. From a young…
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Why I Stopped Bullet Journalling
It’s been a long while since I made the active decision to give up bullet journaling. At least for now, I have. Let’s start with the basics. What is bullet journalling or the bullet journal method? “A bullet journal (sometimes known as a BuJo) is a method of personal organization developed by digital product designer…
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On Learning About Parallel Play
In the evenings, when I’m curled up on the couch, a cat on my one side my partner on the other, it’s quiet in our home. You can hear me typing away at my computer, writing for some project I have in the works, or playing Sims 4. You can also hear my partner sketching…
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