Facing Rejection With Genuine Grace

The thing about us writers is we’re writers so everyone expects us to be neurotic, sensitive butterflies. Sure that’s pretty common but to pursue something, that involves willingly spend hours crafting something that comes from your veins, heart, and soul,...

Why Bookstores Are Still Like A Second Home

Bookstores have always been like a second home to me, especially the used ones with dusty books that lingered on someone else’s bookshelf for long periods of time, before they decided it was time to get rid of them. I was born with a poor sense of smell but...

Interview Etiquette For Writers

I remember my first time interviewing someone. Back then I was an intern at Ryerson University’s Eyeopener Newspaper, an indie, left- wing newspaper that’s unapologetically edgy, and I was only 16 or 17 years old. It was an internship I scored through my...