Tag Archives: Parenting

Nosy Writer with a Camera

Saturday night my daughter was at Brownie camp. Well, she was, until about 10:30. Then we got the phone call to come pick her up. (Which, I might add, we were happy to do — I want her to know … Continue reading

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Only the Good Parts, Please

My daughter likes to lick the icing off cupcakes. A few swipes of the tongue, food colouring on her cheeks. Then she’s finished with it. “I can’t eat any more,” she’ll say, handing it to me. It’s slick and shiny on … Continue reading

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Cliffhangered

I love the fact that my daughter is an avid reader. She devours books. I think she’s reading above grade level; I don’t really know, and I don’t really care. What matters to me is that she picks up books … Continue reading

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Woolly Ragwort in your Nose

One of the perks of being a children’s writer is that you get to go back and read all the books you didn’t get around to as a child. Patricia MacLachlan’s beautiful, sparse novel Sarah, Plain and Tall came out in … Continue reading

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Chicken Man

Ever wonder how a writer is made? Here’s how. On Thursday, my seven-year-old daughter came out of school at lunch complaining about a “mean supply teacher.” Being a supply teacher myself, I asked what he had done that was so … Continue reading

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It’s About the Audience…

I’m just back from “Breakfast with Santa” with my six year old daughter. It’s a fundraiser event put on by the Ontario Ladies’ College, at Trafalgar Castle, which is right here in Whitby. This is Sarah’s fourth time attending, I … Continue reading

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Some Interesting Links

There are writing-related things that I’ve been thinking about, and want to write about. These are not them.  Still, cool and interesting links for people who like words and stories and so on.  Link #1: This is just pretty: periodic … Continue reading

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