On Reading a Book Twice
Reading a book twice can seem like an unaffordable luxury given all the books out there waiting to be read. But it’s helpful in seeing the big picture – the forest for the trees.
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Mental Health Break: Photography and Reading
The past two weeks have been pretty bad in terms of mental health. I’ve decided to cut down my Twitter and Facebook time even more. … Read more
Writing a Book
I’ve always wanted to write a book (or two, or three). But it always seemed as though there was some alchemy involved, some incantation that … Read more
Being a Book Addict (aka Bibliophile)
I am a book addict. There, I said it. Luckily being a book addict doesn’t have too many negative connotations. Except when it comes to … Read more
Women in Science, Citizen Science, Science Communication, and More!
I’ve had a few pieces of writing come out lately that I haven’t had a chance to chat about yet, so thought I’d collate them … Read more
Wishing for Snow
I’ve just returned from another soggy dog walk. My rain pants and jacket are dripping on the floor, and the baseball cap I wear to … Read more
Becoming a Western writer
When I first read Wallace Stegner’s Wolf Willow, it stuck. Not just for days, but even years later I can recall the story in the … Read more
Rooted in Place: A literary tour of Canada’s geography
My sister recently asked me if there were any books I’d recommend to a friend of hers who was moving to Inuvik. Books about the … Read more
The Academic Hunter
Fall is hunting season. The leaves have been stripped from the trees by the onslaught of prairie winds, and snow is threatening (or in our … Read more
Unravelling the thread of an idea
As interesting as an idea can be in and of itself, what’s also curiously exciting is the path taken by the mind from the initial … Read more
