Over a year ago, I was diagnosed with a spine condition requiring surgery to maintain mobility, but surgery was postponed. My spine stole the feeling in my arthritically bent fingers and created numbness, pain, and tingling. Trauma from an accident added pain, loss of...
Guest Blog: Mandy Eve-Barnett I have always written my stories, without limiting the narrative with a specific genre in mind. I enjoy the flow of words, and the surprises that arise from my characters. A story may start as one thing and morph into another entity...
Guest Blog By Linda J. Pedley A reader picks up a book as a form of escape, a getaway from real life to forget about now and get lost in wherever. The author employs techniques to ensure the reader has a good reading experience. Because readers relate to the main...
Guest Blog: Kelsey Hoople The dictionary describes Wellness as the quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort. I include the soul because I feel it’s an often-overlooked aspect of wholeness. We must feel fulfilled...
Guest Blog By Rick Lauber What was the biggest news story from 2020? Undoubtedly, it was COVID-19 which arrived, quickly proved to be something to be taken very seriously and resulted in people living very differently. One key change COVID-19 brought for me was...
Guest Blog By Katherine Restoueix When news of the pandemic was scary last March, I started making my own masks and checked the web for ideas. Then I received a Facebook challenge from a friend to post once a day for ten days on the topic of "Being a Mom." The...
Guest Blog By Gerry Morita In February, I started teaching an online course for Mile Zero Dance, What’s the Score, on Mondays and Fridays from Noon to 1:30 pm. It is designed to be a creative process seminar. We move at the start a bit, research the different...
2021 is my year to wade into the ocean of social media posts and build my brand. In preparation, I spent the summer social distancing and taking pictures of parks and surroundings. Other photographers shared images for use in my social media designs as well. The sun...
Guest Blog By Alison Clarke Setting my foot on the Path, as a poet and fantasy author, it’s a freeing and magical thing. Like writing, walking is creative and enjoyable, and has helped me to write Phillis: A Poetry Collection coming out on October 15, 2020, by the...
Guest Blog By Wendy McGrath I just finished teaching EKPHRASIS: WRITING ABOUT ART--an online course through the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Extension. When I agreed to teach the course, I had no reason to imagine I would deliver it in any other way than a...
Guest Blog by Marc J Chalifoux As many of our meetings and interactions with people have shifted to an online format, it is more important than ever to stand out from the crowd and put the most professional version of yourself forward. Here is a description of three...
Photo and Performer: Kaylee Borgstrom When I applied to have my piece Beautiful Soul considered to be a part of Nextfest 2020, I had no idea that we would be in a pandemic and under social distancing guidelines during rehearsals and the performance dates. Beautiful...