Last night we held the Special FLOOD Edition of Mouth Piece Storytelling at Villains Baestro. It was a grand night of storytelling! Six brave and beautiful storytellers took to the stage to share their stories of flooding shit water, blood, lightening and more! And to capture it all on film was Journalist Chris Ensing from … Continue reading
I don’t know if you can see it in the photo, but the skin on the palm of my right hand is peeling. Like I’m some sort of shedding reptile. Weeeelllll. I just might be. With the seasonal change in weather and worry, so too comes a seasonal change to my skin, it seems. My hands … Continue reading
It’s book launch day for author Charis Cotter! Congratulations Charis, on this your TENTH published book, The Painting! Charis and I met while preparing for a panel we were both on at Writers’ Union of Canada conference out east in St.John’s in Newfoundland. It was pretty much love-at-first-email, and we’ve been close friends since! … Continue reading
So…we’ve been flooded. With water. With generosity. With love. Mouth Piece Storytelling is hosting a special storytelling event to honour all the incredible stories that are flowing out of this community-wide experience. Please join us on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Villains Baestro to share your flood stories. Storytelling begins at 7:30pm. Special TOP THREE … Continue reading
I’ve always believed that being a writer, a poet – being an artist of any kind – means that our art expands from our souls to the page to the canvas or brick wall – into the world where others can experience it. In doing so, in the sharing of our art, we can connect with … Continue reading
*This is not a paid promotional piece. This is a sharing of and connecting you to Commaful!* The magic of the interwebs weaved a strand right into my inbox a few months ago, when the following subject line got my attention: “from a young dropout and poetry reader“! I was intrigued! Soon I was chatting … Continue reading
HAPPY HIATUS!! Um, do I have anything in my teeth? Bahaaaaaa!! For years, I’ve been taking photos of myself with chunks of chocolate in my teeth. A friend suggested that I make a coffee table book. Ha! That’s actually a really great idea! I think this photo does a wonderful job of summing up this … Continue reading
