In a scary world, taking time to write eases my mind and soothes my heart. We can't fix it all today, but we can keep realigning to our values and take action from there.

Oooh... I love this video challenging the over prescribed writing instruction "show don't tell":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuYL...

#memoirwriting #amwriting #writetoheal

Snow storm writing is some of the best writing.

Workshop vibes are my favourite vibes. Writing deep. Finding flow. Feeling connection.

A thing that has been very frustrating the last month is watching abled folks be shocked by the Trump admin’s attacks on the disabled. Because we’ve been screaming about our oppression for decades and warning about this happening. It just confirms that nobody listens to us.

Because it's V-Day this week, it's the perfect time to share one of my fave excerpts from the funny, feminist, dating memoir I'm writing.

Here you go friends, in case you end up on a date with him at some point: How to Manage Misogyny on Valentine's Day.

parrishwilson.com/misogyny-on-...

Sign of these crappy times: this week Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, now 40 years old, is back on the Canadian bestsellers list.

Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world. - Tommy Douglas

"With civil society under attack from a dehumanizing far-right government, it bears remembering: In crisis there is also opportunity."

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/01/how-...

"Years of toil gone in the blink of an eye."

Please watch this short film, something Zeteo is so proud to have commissioned, of a Palestinian family trying to return to their destroyed home in northern Gaza.

Powerful. Heartbreaking. Infuriating.

Maybe take a little time to journal today... Expressing your thoughts and feelings on the page reduces physical and emotional stress. In times like these, we need to take care of ourselves so we can take positive action in the world.

Coming up in Ottawa - many educational events about Palestine, book launches w/ @drdryden.bsky.social & @alansearslefty.bsky.social, a community gardening workshop, a Valentine's fundraiser for Gaza, a @briarpatchmag.bsky.social Skate-a-thon, and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

What are you reading in February?

www.altaonline.com/books/g63496...

An oldie but a goodie.

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www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebui...

TODAY: Moh Telbani on the idea of returning to his home in Gaza. “They say our area is wiped to the ground and there is nothing left. Only destroyed houses, with perhaps bodies still buried inside.” flaminghydra.com/r/1c5a548d?m...

Onto the "to read" list it goes.