Month: May 2020

<p>Happy Storyteller Saturday!! 💕 What is your favourite trope/cliche to write and or read? Do you have any goals when it comes to writing in general? </p>

Thank you for the ask! I’m a firm believer that cliché’s are not a bad thing so I have several favourites.

On the character relationship front I’m a total sucker for both writing and reading about the good old childhood friends-to-lovers trope. You know, the ones where they know each other inside out and are just so affected by each other, but there’s also a lot of mutual uncertainty and pining. Gets me every time! All the moreso if it includes things like accidental hand-holding and almost kisses. Although it can be neat when subverted too, of course.

I’m also a big fan of the ragtag group of misfits who initially don’t seem to have much in common but over the course of the story learn to work together and become kind of like a family. The Fellowship of the Ring had a big impact on me, what can I say! And speaking of families - big, often multigenerational families with lots of complicated dynamics are another thing I like to read and write about a lot. Sibling relationships in particular I find really fascinating.

That said, eucatastrophe might actually be my favourite trope of all. The moment where everything looks hopeless but then victory is snatched from the jaws of defeat is just… *chef’s kiss*

As for goals, at the moment my aim is just to finish a novel-length story for the first time!

Grand River Transit is free until June 1st in Waterloo…



Grand River Transit is free until June 1st in Waterloo Region.  

At that time, people will be required to board the bus by the front doors again to pay their fares.  As if #COVID19 will magically be gone because we said so.

Although GRT suggests riders wear masks, when I took transit the other day, I was in the tiny minority of mask wearers. 

Right now, drivers are somewhat protected from passengers by distance, and none that I’ve seen are wearing masks.  Drivers should be wearing masks *now* to encourage regular riders to wear them June 1st.  

Battling a virus with masks

Battling a virus with masks:

“The maximum transmission distance of the virus aerosol — particles generated in the air during breathing, talking, coughing and sneezing — is about 4 metres. In a study conducted by the National Institute of Health, even after speaking, salivary particles were found to remain floating in the air for eight minutes. These points further emphasise the importance of mask usage.”

The Hindu:  Battling a virus with masks by Nikita Mehra

I protect you.  You protect me.This Czech PSA is what made me…



I protect you.  You protect me.

This Czech PSA is what made me realize the absolute importance of universal mask wearing to protect us all from COVID-19.

The evidence in support of this just keeps coming.

Especially if we are opening up despite the fact there is still no known protection or treatment of the novel coronavirus, it is critical that everyone wears masks when they are out in public.