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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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The Inevitable Weight of Reading
There’s a certain heaviness that follows a good book. You can feel it shift and change depending on your engagement with the text, as if it’s growing larger and heavier with your constant attention and interest. Last year, I read a record number of books, 74, to be exact. Usually, if I hit 30-35 books,…
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