I write this post while sitting in my fancy-shmancy new office located on the *main* floor of our humble abode - and get this - it has a door! Feast your eyes on this: Oooooo baby. Clean desktop. Pooling-light lamp. A chair that forces me to sit up straight and stay focused. I need change these… Continue reading New Office. New Hair. New Energy.
My First Official Poetry Award! Judge’s Choice The Arborealis Prize for Poetry
I've won my first poetry award!! I submitted a poem to The Ontario Poetry Society's 'Arborealis Prize for Poetry' and I have been awarded: JUDGE'S CHOICE! A certificate and cash!! For my poem entitled: A Mother Eats Alone in her Car (Again) I'm thrilled and honoured! Thank you TOPS and the judges! Yay!!!!
Sister SPAM-Me-Not – Heads up on new legislation…
You've probably been getting a crap-load of 'confirm your subscriptions' from various companies, blogs, people in the last couple of weeks asking your 'official' permission to continue sending you information via email. That's because of Canada's new 'anti-spam' law that comes into effect on July 1st...and will unroll over the next three years. Here is… Continue reading Sister SPAM-Me-Not – Heads up on new legislation…
VANESSA SHIELDS 