Did your occupation as an educator lead to you writing? I grew up in Michigan and came to Canada in the 1960s to attend the University of British Columbia, where I more or less flunked out of my PhD program in Modern Chinese History. This turned out to be a blessing...
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Bibliophile’s Collective Tuesday – Celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day
Most children know this delightful honey loving bear and his collection of friends and their adventures. The stories actually began as bedtime stories the author, A A Milne, told his son, Christopher Robin. Yes, the main character is named after his son! The...
Wordsmith’s Collective Thursday – Update on My New Creative Space
It has been some time since I mentioned my newer creative space, so I thought I would share the latest stage. With so many projects on the go - freelance and personal - I have not had much time to organize my new study. However, I do have my writing desk and creative...
Author Interview – Emily-Jane Hills Orford
What inspired your latest novel? Actually, I have two recently published novels, one of the novels, “Mrs. Murray’s Ghost”, is actually the first in a series. “Queen Mary’s Daughter” was released in March 2018. This novel is an historical fiction/fantasy novel,...
Writing Prompt Wednesday
As many people have fast forward to Christmas, today's prompt is a snow globe. I'm immersed in National Novel Writing Month so I have not written a response. Have fun with it!
Proof of Reincarnation -Reblog…
With so many incidences of reincarnation around the globe, it is remarkable we do not hear of them more often. This list details 'proof' of reincarnation. Original site: http://listverse.com/2014/12/30/10-claims-of-physical-evidence-for-reincarnation/ 10. Transferred...
Anticipation For A Future Event Can Cloud Our Current Life…
Anticipation: the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction Synonyms: expectancy, expectation, excitement, suspense We all feel the thrill and anticipation for upcoming vacations, special occasions and seasonal festivals. During the months and weeks...
Life Goes On – Even When We Want It To Pause A While…
Today is a day of mixed blessings and memories for me - some sad - the anniversary of my Mother's passing. Some joyous - a friend gave birth to a bouncing baby boy... So forgive if I do not post much today. Life does go on and it passes quicker with age...
Childhood Heroes To Be Immortalised in Film…
For many of us Enid Blyton will be a reminder of our childhood. Reading the adventures of the Famous Five and imaging ourselves in those situations, caused delight and adventure at bedtime. I read today that there are plans to make a Famous Five movie. See link:...
