Sometimes I wonder why I still write. Because I have something to say. Because wish to inspire people with my words. That’s the narrative I tell myself. But lately, it hasn’t rung true. Did I have anything worthwhile to say? I attended a writing workshop in the fall, hoping to revitalize my motivation and to […]
Tag: life lessons
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 […]
Ask the Right Questions
I had another topic in mind for this week, but I lost an entire day this weekend. Why did I lose a day? It’s because I volunteered to model at a fashion show at a Porsche dealership. Why was I modelling at a Porsche dealership? Search me. Chalk it up to my saying “yes” to […]
How to Have Positivity in Your Writing
I live in Toronto, and our city is home to the basketball team the Toronto Raptors. There is a delightful clip that emerged on the Internet of Raptor Serge Ibaka trekking through a winter day. This is Canada, mind you, and in late January the snow and the wind are all the more treacherous. Beautiful […]
Writer! Don’t Do it For the Money
When I was a child, my top 3 career choices were actor, writer, and mad scientist. After I realized the first and last option were probably not going to pan out, I put all my focus on becoming an author. In the 6th grade we had Career Day, and an actual author came to speak […]