books
Following our favorite toy store
Andrew Scott never fails me when I need a gift idea. During the past several years, I’ve probably spent many hours chatting with him in the toy store about kids’ gifts and all kinds of random topics.
Andrew works at It’s All Fun & Games – a beloved toy store in my neighbourhood –...
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I won a book at Vancouver Real Writers’ Series
I love the exciting feeling when you see your raffle ticket numbers correspond with the numbers spoken aloud. Yay! And now that I’m a mom, I can send my son to collect the prize, because I have a shy streak in such situations.
Last night my son and I went to the Grand Finale night...
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Check out Real Vancouver Writers and Culture Series
Every Wednesday in February, starting at 7 p.m., a line-up of local writers will hit the stage at W2 (112 West Hastings. ) Organizer says: "These evenings are designed to show the city and the world real and diverse Vancouver culture and real creative individuals in the literary and publishing communities at a time...
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Encouraging kids to write
Have you ever noticed how many people hate writing? They dread the task and try to avoid it at all costs – and recently I gained some new insight into why they may feel this way.
Writer and teacher Susan Wise Bauer describes writing as a two-part process:
1) Putting the idea into words...
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Shel Israel launches Twitterville in Vancouver
This week Shel Israel is launching his new book Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighbourhoods. He’s on a cross-Canada tour that includes Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, and tonight in Vancouver at the Third Tuesday meetup at the Canvas Lounge.
“Why did I call it Twitterville? Because everything about Twitter I love...
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