If you have been following the blog for any amount of time you will have heard of PYWrite, my ‘oh so simple’ text editor. As you might remember, the original idea for PYWrite was to create a straight forward / not in your face / not complicated manuscript editor for
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The Zen of Quiet
It’s been one of those days, recharging after a few weeks that make a zoo look like a Buddhist yoga session – absolutely nutz! This is the long weekend here in Canada, our Thanksgiving a full month plus before the same holiday south of the border. Of course that means
Poetry
A Day So Quiet
A day so quiet,you can hear the rustleof Frieda’s leashin fallen leaves,or children playingin the parkthree blocks away. These are days to remember,not the big promotionor the long commuteor what the price offurnace filters areat Walmartor Canadian Tire. These are the dayswhen fresh brewed coffeeand bagelstaste so much sweeterwhen shared
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We Lose Sight
We lose sight of the horizonnavigatingthe crests and troughs of an angry seathat is our lifefrom first coffee to pajama time. We lose sight of the big pictureattendingto the details of little imagesthat at the end of daysmean nothing to our legacy. We lose sight of what’s importantstrivingto be one
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Climate Change Falls Upon Us
It’s been a dry summer here in Ottawa on Tundra, with sweltering heat. Even the leaves on the trees in the backyard began to curl early, falling on the lawn in their thirst. Autumn is usually a time of brisk mornings and warm afternoons, but this week we have seen
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Hyperosmia Sometimes Stinks!
Do you have a heightened sense of smell? I do, and sometimes it can be a royal pain in the keester! Now I should say at the outset that, yes foul habit that it is, I am a smoker. Now you would think that smoking would just about kill your