“The days melted into each other like snowballs roasting in the sun…” Virginia Woolf, Diary, 1918 I received this amazing book about Virginia Woolf’s life and I’ve been embracing the magic of opening it to a quote that will magically be exactly the quote I needed in that moment. What I love about this quote… Continue reading BELTANE REFLECTION
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Spring Equinox Reflection
I’m sitting at a high table in a Tim Horton’s. I’ve been meeting with writer friends at different locations. We talk, we vent, we emote, we write. My clothes smell like coffee. And community. Happy Spring! Happy New Moon! It is a lovely time of year, even though Mama Nature is still a bit wobbly… Continue reading Spring Equinox Reflection
SABBATICAL – Mid-Winter Reflection
MID-WINTER REFLECTION Imbolc or Mid-Winter as the seasonal calendar goes, was Thursday, February 2, 2023. As I have made a conscious choice to follow the lead of our infinitely wise leader Mother Nature, this first quarter marker is an opportunity for me to make time to reflect on what has happened during my sabbatical thus… Continue reading SABBATICAL – Mid-Winter Reflection
Guest Interview w/ Robert Earl Stewart
Part 1 of 2 - The Running-Shaped Hole, a memoir Robert (Bob) Earl Stewart and his new book, The Running-Shaped Hole Welcome friends to another edition of featured guest writers on my blog! This edition welcomes Windsorite Robert Earl Stewart, and we're celebrating the publication of his new memoir, The Running-Shaped Hole (Dundurn, February 2022).… Continue reading Guest Interview w/ Robert Earl Stewart
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 