by Lauren Carter | Apr 25, 2019 | Manitoba, Ontario, Poetry, Readings, Workshops, Writing Life
I’ll be traveling over the next little while – hop-scotching around Manitoba and Ontario (north and south) to read from Following Sea alongside some other fine poets and writers. I’ll also be teaching a few workshops. Readings are also planned for...
by Lauren Carter | Feb 28, 2019 | Books, Events, Manitoba, Poetry, Publications, Readings, Winnipeg, Writers, Writing Life
My new book-baby is one week old today (never mind the fact that the thing was in process for over a decade!) and we ushered it into the world at a lovely launch last week! J. and I went for dinner beforehand with friends. We had wine (half-price bottle day at Prairie...
by PDR-Kellie | Dec 21, 2017 | Contemplations, Creativity, Internet, Issues, Process, Reading, Writers, Writing Life
Yesterday morning, I drank my coffee in the South Pacific. On the island of Tahiti, to be exact. During a game of haru raa puu which led to a dramatic and moving conclusion for Miss Alma Whittaker, who nearly drowned, but fought the ocean’s grasp before arriving...
by PDR-Kellie | Feb 2, 2017 | Contemplations, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Issues, Knitting, Process, Recommended, United States, World, Writers, Writing Life
Well, now. How’s everybody doing? A little bit of this? A touch of this? Yeah; I hear you. I’m not sure what to say. I could reiterate my own outrage; I could talk about fascism; I could point you to this excellent (and, yes, frightening) article by David...
by PDR-Kellie | Jan 14, 2016 | Books, Knitting, Novel, Process, Writing Life
Picture a film in black and white. A grandfather clock, ticking loudly. The camera twisting to zoom in on its face. Time. is. passing. It’s been a week since I finished my novel and I wait with bated breath for the next round of reader response, spending my days...
