A Call to Action – Update #2
“Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein I have been mentoring students in the Creative Writing Program at Simon Fraser University since the fall. We meet every couple of weeks to review their work and discuss writing. This past week we talked about the struggle of starting […]
A Call to Action Update #1
“The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.” Helen Keller Last week I asked for your help. And in the first three days of our new fundraising campaign in support of the Whistler Writers Festival and its […]
A Call to Action
“Action is the foundational key to success.” Pablo Picasso I need your help. But before I get into that let me start at the beginning. In 2002 there were only 20 of us. We chatted, talked, learned. For many of us this was the start of a writing life. Since those humble beginnings we have […]
The Question Seeks Personal Essays
The Question is seeking personal essays from people living in the Sea to Sky Corridor. See below for their call for submissions: We might be biased, but we think the Sea to Sky corridor is a fascinating community. Adventurous spirits are drawn to our mountains from all over the world each year. Sometimes they stay […]
Thanks Again for Another Incredible Festival
Another Year, Another Festival, A Grateful Heart “A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.” Anonymous It wasn’t too long ago that I wasn’t sure I would have been able to write the words, another year, another festival. They come naturally now as if there is no question we will be back, bigger and stronger next year. […]
Books and Beer Oct. 27
Books and Beer is happening at the Eagle Eye Theatre in Squamish, Thu. Oct. 27, with authors Grant Lawrence, Stella Leventoyannis Harvey and Katherine Fawcett.
Poetry Slam and Open Mic
This Friday Oct. 21, 7pm, the Howe Sound Women’s Centre celebrates 35 years with a Poetry Slam and Open Mic at the Brackendale Gallery in Squamish.
Another Year, Another Festival, A Grateful Heart
“A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.” Anonymous It wasn’t too long ago that I wasn’t sure I would have been able to write the words, another year, another festival. They come naturally now as if there is no question we will be back, bigger and stronger next year. When the day closes today […]
Rising Up – The Poetry of Protest
Book review: Poets Rosanna Deerchild, Stephen Heighton, Miranda Pearson, and Gary Geddes. By Mary MacDonald Blackcomb Mountain was flaring blue this morning when I woke, an uncanny beauty that deepens my sense of reverence. But the living mountain is indifferent to me. Half an hour later clouds obscured the massif in a fog that changed […]
Purple Fingers
by Farha Guerrero In the cold, purple fingers are better than white ones. The colour of the skin indicates that there is something moving in the capillary veins – some circulation – some flow of blood. There is hope that my fingers will be warm again. White fingers tell a different story. White fingers are […]