Category Archives: writing

M is for Maid’s Secret – a Book Review

Posted on April 18, 2025 by karenmeg

The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Maid’s Secret is the third book in the Molly the Maid series by best-selling Canadian author Nita Prose. Molly Gray is back and her life is in … Continue reading →

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J is for Joy

Posted on April 14, 2025 by karenmeg

What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? 1/ My first cup of coffee 2/ The Good morning text from my mother 3/ Journalling – whether by blogging or in the various journals I’ve tried to keep up with … Continue reading →

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H is for How to Survive a Bear Attack – a Book Review

Posted on April 11, 2025 by karenmeg

How to Survive a Bear Attack: A Memoir by Claire Cameron My rating: 4 of 5 stars Claire Cameron is a published Canadian author of a couple of best-selling novels. She also has cancer – a rare type of melanoma … Continue reading →

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Fireplace Channel and Five on a Friday

Posted on January 17, 2025 by karenmeg

I used to think that the Fireplace channel (and also the Aquarium channel, for that matter) were just the strangest offerings on TV. We found occasion to watch my TV fireplace this past week. You know when you’ve got stuff … Continue reading →

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Favourite Daughter – A book review

Posted on December 7, 2024 by karenmeg

Favorite Daughter by Morgan Dick My rating: 3 of 5 stars Mickey is a kindergarten teacher, who loves her job, but is a damaged soul. She grew up living with her single mother, after being abandoned suddenly by a father … Continue reading →

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Creative writing step one

Posted on November 23, 2024 by karenmeg

I finished up my first ever creative writing course, and got my final grade report. Honours. Cool. This is the first Saturday in the last eight weeks that I haven’t been editing, re-reading, re-hashing a new five page scene for … Continue reading →

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Secret

Posted on November 12, 2024 by karenmeg

Since our family was completed with the birth of our daughter, I’ve been quite open about our struggles with infertility, both online and in real life.  That’s the approach we’ve taken with our friends, acquaintances, strangers even (as I get … Continue reading →

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The art of memoir

Posted on November 5, 2024 by karenmeg

Tuesdays are the day that I have my creative writing class through University of Toronto school of continuing studies. I did my undergraduate degree at U of T and I haven’t been in school since I did my MBA 13 … Continue reading →

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