Whistlah: What I learned from an old, blind bitch
Last week an old, blind lady who I was helping walk to the grocery store told me I’m an angry and bitter person.
In my defense, I’d woken up that morning after having three consecutive dreams that had an …
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January 10, 2013 1 Comment
Look How Wise I Am
More than any other time of the year, the last two weeks of December bring us an inundation of correspondence via letters, cards, blog entries, Facebook statues and emails of year end updates to remind us how much better …
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December 30, 2012 No Comments
Real Talk. Real Love (for you).
Hi readers,
I’m not sure how many of you read my blog regularly enough to notice that I put something out every Thursday, and have been for more than two and a half years. (That’s the longest thing I’ve been …
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June 28, 2012 2 Comments
These boots were made for ruining my life
After suffering from debilitating depression for a long time, things have hugely turned around for me. An influx of writing opportunities of have fallen into my lap, male attention is on the rise and my sister is alive. There was …
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June 14, 2012 7 Comments
The problem with fathers, phones and phalluses
After having the same cell phone for about 11 years, my dad recently invested in an iPhone. While he takes delight in using it to film and photograph everything he does, his new purchase is a bit concerning at times.…
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May 31, 2012 1 Comment
Is Avi Impressed by Avi?
For the past few months, I’ve gotten my dad, Avi, an accomplished filmmaker and noted curmudgeon, to critique videos made (mostly) by people I know. The segment’s proved to be popular, as apparently everyone loves a grumpy, …
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May 24, 2012 No Comments
Lazy snapshots while I’m consumed
Right now just happens to be one of those times that I need more love than usual. Someone in my immediate family is having open heart surgery next week, so I’m a bit concerned and kind of consumed.
When I’m …
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May 17, 2012 4 Comments
Writer’s done good: A chat with Buffy Cram
Recently, I experienced one of the highlights of my year when I attended the Vancouver book launch for Buffy Cram’s Radio Belly. Buffy is my former UVic creative writing classmate and someone who has always intrigued and wowed me. She …
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May 10, 2012 No Comments
Search engine queen Ali Liebert
On my personal website, I sometimes write updates about my actual, non-blog life and post photos of my friends and sometimes if they’re famous or niche famous, I’ll tag them. One friend in particular that gets more Google hits …
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May 3, 2012 No Comments
The time I met Stephen Merchant/Fame is strange
I recently listened to an interview with Stephen Merchant, the tall, spectacled, less-famous co-creator of The Office. The original one. At one point he was talking about dealing with fans and I felt like he was speaking directly to me.
“I …
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April 25, 2012 No Comments











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