Another year, another list of last-minute costume ideas for the time-strapped Halloween enthusiasts! Are you angling to flex your costuming muscles but your nearby Halloween store is just too far or expensive? Fear not! Sylvie Soul has your solution to quick and easy Halloween costume ideas for 2023. Which Halloween costumes grace my list this […]
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Examining Story Structure in Favourite Movies: FRIDAY
Matilda Friday 200 lbs Beauty Goodfellas Coming to America In today’s post, continuing my series of examining the story structure of my favourite movies, I’m taking a look at the 1995 coming-of-age hood classic Friday: Here is Friday as analyzed through the Hero’s Journey: Friday – The Hero’s Journey And here is the plot of Friday through […]
How to Create Space for Yourself as a Writer
As a writer, it’s sometimes difficult to cultivate a space for yourself to create. Creative or otherwise, finding space for yourself can be challenging. I had an eye-opening experience on the importance of having your own space when I went away for an artist’s residency this month. Though the building was shared by several other […]
Excited for The Little Mermaid? You Will Love This Book (PUBLISHING ANNOUNCEMENT)
The Little Mermaid live-action remake by Disney will be in theatres in just a few days in Canada. I feel confident this Halle Bailey-led version of The Little Mermaid will knock it out of the park by sheer merit of the existence of mermaids. If there are mermaids, then there will be the right amount […]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Why a Life of Play is Important
Consider this a sequel to my 2020 post “Let’s all Hate-Watch Sonic the Hedgehog” The Super Mario Bros. Movie, coming out Wednesday, April 5, 2023, is my most anticipated movie of the year, bar none. I’ve expressed on multiple occasions my sheer love of the Super Mario franchise. I have a Twitch account where most of the time […]