Tag: chrissy

Manifesto

Manifesto

Life is good. It's uncertain, but I still feel strangely content. I'm not sure if that is some sort of emergency mental autopilot that takes ...

 

Media Riot; also — Vancouver is Awesome!

Media Riot; also — Vancouver is Awesome!

I love Vancouver. I've never said much to the contrary, but over the last couple of days, my love for her has grown by leaps ...

 

An era, ending

An era, ending

It was usually a Tuesday or Wednesday. I would hop on the #9 Alma... it dropped off right in front of the doors, which was ...

 

This girl’s life

This girl’s life

The picture continues to unfold. Box by box, one bubble-wrapped bundle at a time. The apartment is almost done (well, in the sense that everything ...

 

Life, In a Nutshell

Life, In a Nutshell

The past 2 months has been what I can only now classify as creative atrophy. Looking for a new home has taken much longer than ...

 

Oh, Hello Beautiful

Oh, Hello Beautiful

Spring and Autumn. The months of change. I love watching things begin, and eventually come to an end. After being in the cold of Alberta ...

 

Of Loves Lost

Of Loves Lost

It would not be unlike the final scenes in It's a Wonderful Life: I envisioned me, running through the town, blessing everyone and everything with ...

 

Realizations for Spring

Realizations for Spring

Admittedly, it's been a pretty stressful week. But also a pretty wonderful week as well.. It's easy to say now that a huge boulder-sized weight was ...

 

Truth, setting you free (mostly)

Truth, setting you free (mostly)

Today marks the 1 month point of me arriving here. In some ways it has felt both like it’s flown by, and like it’s been ...

 

Ideas in Cursive

Ideas in Cursive

I went to a Meet & Greet last week with some writers who are in residency at the Banff Centre. It was casual, a roomful ...