I present to you my first attempt at a detective short story: Black Friday The body is splayed like a wrinkled carpet between the pillars of the shoplifting detector, face to the ground. He’s huge, at least 6ft3 and must weigh well over 300 pounds. A trickle of blood seeping from his noseContinue reading “In Honour of Black Friday”
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Parent Presence Required: Something has to give
I have come to a hard conclusion in these last couple of months. It has come after banging my head against the wall, lamenting my lack of time to devote to my writing. Predictably, this has only resulted in a large mental bruise (I wasn’t literally banging my head against the wall- I’m no masochist.)Continue reading “Parent Presence Required: Something has to give”
October in Books
Hello! I’m back! Well, sort of. You will remark that the ratio of books actually read to books simply listened to is a little skewed this month. This peculiar percentage is due to the unfortunate circumstance of not having any time to sit down and read. And when I do have time to sit withContinue reading “October in Books”
Thoughts on Social Media and Youth: a few random thoughts on our role as parents
I have been involved over the past year in shaping our school’s social media policy. I am becoming more and more interested in the subject, mainly because it is an issue that affects me in my professional life as well as a parent. The conclusion I’ve come to is simple. We should expect kids toContinue reading “Thoughts on Social Media and Youth: a few random thoughts on our role as parents”
How to help your kid: let them fail
I have been thinking of failure lately. I have recently just gone through a three to four month period where I have not accomplished any of my own goals set – finishing my manuscript, running the marathon (oh, I did the training part. I just neglected to actually register until it was too late andContinue reading “How to help your kid: let them fail”
September was not in books
We interrupt this regular programming due to the very scary and unprecedented fact that I did not finish any books in September. Nope. Nada. Not one. Okay. I did finish an audio book. Does that count? I attribute this appalling state of affairs to the insanity of the first month of school. Oh and JContinue reading “September was not in books”
"Mom, I’m going to the mall" and other tales of metamorphosis
My oldest has been going through a strange metamorphosis since the last week of August, the first week of school here in La Belle Province. Although it isn’t complete yet (these delicate matters take time) it is well under way. High school has been good to her so far. At least, the one she isContinue reading “"Mom, I’m going to the mall" and other tales of metamorphosis”
Books in Summer: Part II
Okay. Now we have crossed the border between July and August. I am looking at some if these titles and am wondering what I am going to say. But sometimes it feels good to just tap the keys on the keyboard and look like I am saying something important like I am doing now. IContinue reading “Books in Summer: Part II”
Books in Summer: part I
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall This book was handed to me on our first night in Victoria by a couple of good friends. The only book about running that I have ever read is Murakami’s What I talk about when I talk about running and although I run pretty much everyday, I have neverContinue reading “Books in Summer: part I”
Reflections on a cross-country train ride #3- Chicago to Montreal
Today is the first day of school for S and C so I guess it is high time I finish the trip posts. Combined with the need to prepare lunches again and think about a school uniform and forms to fill out, yesterday was an extremely wet and cold day, courtesy of the rear endContinue reading “Reflections on a cross-country train ride #3- Chicago to Montreal”
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