I’m learning how to look through my own eyes.
For four years I have been grinding away – throwing letters plucked from my computer – at a boulder I thought was blocking me from success; from happiness. I would […]
How do we belong? – a conversation and reflection
After attending a panel about belonging at the Vancouver Writer’s Fest, I started wondering about my own beliefs around this topic. What does it mean to belong? And why, for […]
When I think about love, I think about this.
What does love feel like in your body? I’ve started asking people this question as part of the interview series I conduct on Creative Life, but I’ve never answered this […]
If you’ve ever been sitting across from me when my smile started to tremble
Sometimes the muscles in my face tremble. It usually starts with a smile. Have you ever held a smile for so long that when you finally stopped, the muscles in […]
The Rubik’s Cube – my first full length spoken word poem. And I’m performing it live. Tonight.
“I’ve been told I spend a lot of time inside my own head.” That’s how the spoken word poem that I’ll be performing tonight starts. I did something a little […]
How we communicate what we’re afraid to say as ourselves – an essay on creativity
I’m an obsessive note-taker. Okay… maybe I should use kinder words to describe myself, but my computer is FILLED with documents of notes and excerpts I’ve spent hours copying out […]