by inannaadmin | Mar 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ann Birch, author of “The Secret Life of Roberta Greaves” (fall 2016), writes about the decline in the study of the humanities at universities and unacceptable incomes in the artsA recent New York Times article (February 23, 2016) comments on the decline...
by inannaadmin | Mar 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
In this second installment of a three-part blog series on Helen Weinzweig, Rhoda Rabinowitz Green writes about traumatic experiences of Helen’s childhood, her growing awareness of thwarted self-fullfilment and her search for identity, and how they are revealed...
by inannaadmin | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Rhoda Rabinowitz Green, author of Aspects of Nature, writes about the legacy of Governor General’s Award Winning author Helen Weinzweig, the writing process, intellectual curiosity, aging, and finding one’s hochma (wisdom). If I tell you, how will you know? The...
by inannaadmin | Mar 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Nasreen Pejvack, author of “Amity” on the sham of war, women’s roles in the world, and a new agenda for peace.“Woman, who dares to avow her horror of war, her pity for the victims, for all victims.” (A passage from Marcelle Capy;...
by inannaadmin | Feb 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Susan McCaslin, author of “Into the Mystic: My Years with Olga” writes about human-animal relationships, spiritual companions, love, and reflection on loss. “What is this Joy? That no animal falters, but knows what it must do?” – from “Come into...
by inannaadmin | Feb 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Zoë S. Roy, author of Calls Across the Pacific, reflects on Mao Zedong, “VIP fruit”, and the power of fiction. One day when I walked past Spadina Avenue in Toronto, piled mangos in yellow and orange on a fruit stand caught my eye. A memory of a sacred...
by inannaadmin | Feb 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ann Birch, author of The Secret Life of Roberta Greaves, writes about some basic tips for writing dialogue that she’s learned over the years from workshops with major Canadian writers.These are basic tips for writing dialogue that I’ve learned over the...
by inannaadmin | Jan 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Nasreen Pejvack, author of Amity, blogs about moving to Canada and first learning about First Nations peoples in Vancouver, reservations, and the politics of Canada as a settler nation.When I first came to Canada, I settled in Ottawa. For the first few months I...
by inannaadmin | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Huey Helene Alcaro, author of “In the Land of Two-Legged Women:, blogs about her relationship with her new book.Well, kiddo, you’re not going to die happy if you don’t at least take a run at it. An early morning thought. I’d been avoiding...
by inannaadmin | Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Rhoda Rabinowitz Green, author of Aspects of Nature (forthcoming 2016), ruminates on aging, personal growth, and the unexpected dangers of jay walking. I recently had another birthday. Let’s just say that I am old enough to remember when as kids we got a quarter for...
