When I interviewed Haley Hoffman Smith she was also working on some t-shirts for an event and yet every word she spoke was well-thought…
Ottawa
Six Years of Ottawa ComicCon: Superheroes, Star Wars, and Special Events
Every year over the Mother’s Day weekend superheroes, villains, and sidekicks descend upon the National Capital Region to take part in the annual Ottawa…
Culture
Attending Wingd’s Book Launch: From Being a Reader to Becoming a Writer
I’ve been a reader for a long time and I’ve loved books for even longer. As a small child I loved how books looked,…
Culture
Gabbie: A Short Story
Gabbie had no time for silence. She felt that adventures are better when accompanied by noise. When she was sad everyone within a hundred meter radius…
Business Profiles
Changing the Canadian Legal World with Miralaw (and Thistoo): An Interview with Samuel Witherspoon
Samuel Witherspoon, the founder and CEO of Miralaw, an Ottawa-based start up committed to increasing peoples’ access to legal information, which is also responsible for…
Culture
Do You Hate to Wait?
Sometimes I hate to wait. My least favorite game is the waiting game because it has no rules or regulations. It pops into my life…
Culture
We Are Kings: Boldly Designing Where No Man Has Designed Before
King B. Hector Jr., CEO & Creative Director of We Are Kings Inc. has a vision for our world and it includes menswear that…
Culture
Writing in Ottawa: The Rapid Fire Round (Nanowrimo)
In grade nine I attempted to complete my first Nanowrimo. For those of you not already consumed by your word count, Nanowrimo stands for National Novel…
Culture
What 50 Objects Would You Choose to Represent Canada?
Quick! Pick fifty things to sum up Canada and its history…go! Could you do it? One of our country’s most beloved novelists did, although she…
Culture
Contemplating the Scotiabank Giller Prize at Carleton
Is it true? That those who win prizes win more prizes simply by virtue of being former prizewinners themselves? I don’t know the answer…
