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On Sick Kids, Parenthood, and Book Three
My kids have been sick for the last couple of weeks. A veritable plague house are we. It has been late night nose wipes and frenentic two am temperature checks, dreading the way the LED screen lights up bright red to indicate a major fever, thereby casting the whole of the darkened room into a sort of hellish pell-mell glow. It has been finding new and inventive ways to hide multiple medicationsā¦
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An Open Letter to the United Conservative Party "Long time coming, folks."
To the Troglodytes of the United Conservative Party, Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I spent a good amount of time considering weather or not I wanted to write this open letter. I was hesitant, partially because I believe that I may have lost some of my typical āzazzā and āsassā in my aging years. But more importantly, I am reluctant to write anything that might draw attention to either of my children. Iā¦
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New Project Preview "Arro of the Waste"
Alex and I are headed to Toronto for secret things Iām not allowed to discuss. Itās the first time Iāve been away from both of my kids, and Iām definitely fine. Weāre fine. Everything is fine. While I sit in the airport at 5:30 am, my sleep-deprived brain has decided now is the time to introduce a new project ā a standalone speculative fiction story that has been percolating in my brain forā¦
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In Which Suspicions are Raised
I donāt wish to out myself as a lazy person, or a lazy mother for that matter, but Iām afraid the context of this entire interaction generally supports that claim. It was (mostly) laziness that incentivized me to order from Instacart today. I decided to do so for two reasons: 1) My youngest son has Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease again and the inside of his mouth is full of enough blisters to make lavaā¦
An Update to The Code Book 3 (and breathing some life into this dusty old chestnut)
Friends, Itās been a while, hasnāt it? Iām pleased to report that while my attempts at circumventing the globe in a hot air balloon, accompanied only by a capuchin monkey I named āRodrigoā, and a small AI powered toaster (for high tea above the Arctic Circle, of course) failed miserably, I have made some progress in life. For instance, I now have two young spawns born from my loins, both ofā¦
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An Open Letter to Jason Kenney
An Open Letter to JasonĀ Kenney
Friends, I know itās been a long while since youāve heard from me, and I promise Iāll have news about the next installment of The Code and Nataliaās continuing adventures soon. In the meantime, there is something that I have been sitting on for 18 months or so, and I think itās about time it got said. Mr. Kenney, I would begin this letter with a customary ādearā, but that would indicate someā¦
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An Open Letter to Tyler Shandro, Alberta Minister of Health
An Open Letter to Tyler Shandro, Alberta Minister ofĀ Health
Dear Doctor Shandro,
I call you doctor because I assume, given your blatant disregard to professionals in the industry, you yourself must be a medical doctor with some level of tenure. Otherwise your obviously loud, mouth-breathing mannerisms would come off as irresponsible and unreasonable and dangerous to the healthcare of Albertans. But that couldnāt be the case, surely. No, no, much likeā¦
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An Open Letter to Men in Search of High Value Women
A good writing friend of mine recently alerted me to a wonderful, informative tweet regarding the ideals a woman must adhere to in order to successfully hook a High Value Man. Now, I wonāt share the tweet itself, only this excerpt, as I believe kicking someone when they are down is unfair.
However, I think it is only right that I craft a response for the many women who responded to his tweet,ā¦
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Adventures in Butternut Squash
Adventures in Butternut Squash, A Letter to My Littlest Love
My Little Love,
Six months ago I called your father at 3 a.m. and gave him the news. It was time. We had suspected it was approaching, given I had lost what I affectionately refer to as my ājelly centerā the day prior, but my mom had assured me that it can take up to a week for labor to start after that, so we werenāt holding our breath.
When your father answered the phone, the cadence of hisā¦
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Not Dead Yet
Teen months ago I finished a draft for The Code: Book 3. As is tradition I took some time after to question every creative choice if ever made, and berate myself for being generally bad at this whole writing thing. It was meant to pass; it always does. Then I would pick up my red pen and get to editing. The thing is, I quickly found myself in a creative slump. It wasnāt so much writers block addā¦
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Of words. Of thoughts. Of the indistinguishable hum of your body and the city, moving together, crumbling in tandem. Of your smile through teeth, your laughter through emptiness. Of the definition of your life, laid out before you as a dissembled puzzle needing a steady hand to help you piece it back together.
Of the words to family and friends, kind whispers that what they see is true and realā¦
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Chronic Pain Diaries - The Menial
Chronic Pain Diaries ā The Menial
No one celebrates the menial tasks when you have chronic pain. No one celebrates any accomplishment when you have chronic pain, because there is an overarching belief that you should just do it.
Bullshit. I want a tickertape parade for getting out of bed every day this week. I want a plaque engraved with Kathleen Sawisky Managed to Make Dinner Instead of Ordering Skip the Dishes.I want a round ofā¦
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An Open Letter to Doritos- "But is it yogurt flavored?"
An Open Letter to Doritos - This is a literal half-baked scheme
Dear Doritos,
I imagine right about now you are asking yourselves what happened. Why has your glorious decision of soft-ish chips, directed towards the females of the planet, been targeted by trollish harassment and mockery since its announcement. Somewhere, I imagine there is an R&D specialist who is gazing woefully at the trending hashtags of #LadyDoritos. They lurch every time the phone rings,ā¦
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Natalia learned how to muffle her crying, how to put on a mask that said to the rest of the world I am a well-adjusted individual. Pay no attention to me.
Winter isnāt like I remember it. When I was a youngunā in Kelowna I remember heaps of snow that dominated the world. They peaked like egg whites whipped to perfection, so thick you could burrow into them and tunnel like a prairie dog to theā¦
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Let's Talk About Cults
My New Favorite Podcast for Research is @CultPodcastShow #amwriting #writerslife
Or more, let me introduce you to my new favorite obsession. Three years ago it was biker gangs, last year it was viruses. This year is the year of cults, and I am so giddy that my astral cocoon is fit to burst!
Iāve been busy working on Book 3 (reminder, you can buy books 1 and 2 on Amazon), but as always Iāve also been working through replotting book 4 (because writing a series, let alone oneā¦
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Extra Life 2017 - Fundraising
Extra Life 2017 āĀ Fundraising
This Saturday, November 4th, 2017, I will be buckling down for another 24 hours of gaming misadventures, all for the Alberta Childrenās Hospital.
I could give you the same schpeel I do every year; this was my home away from home, where I had 4 of my 5 spinal surgeries, where a pseudo-father figure surgeon helped me grow up and hone my sarcasm to its current needle-like state. I could tell youā¦
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The Skeletal Bird - Now Available!
The Skeletal Bird ā NowĀ Available!
This post is an unfortunate month late, but that is what happens when you try to balance work with writing and a whole other sundry of fun activities!
Book 2 of The Code Series is now available for purchase at the finest Amazon retailer near you! That includes Kindle (Huzzah!) Iām very proud of the end result. Writing is about evolution of skills, and Iām proud to say that I, at the very least,ā¦
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