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Author Archives: marandaelizabeth
Self-Care When You’re Not at Home
“Self-Care When You’re Not at Home.” I have written this down so many times, adding ideas and point-form notes and lists and scribbles, intending to really really write about it, analyze it, share it. Especially with trips to New York … Continue reading
library books and a desk and long nights
The other day, I was going to write about how magical my life is these days, but then I found out that an old friend of mine died. I don’t have time to make this eloquent because I only found … Continue reading
What would you rather be doing? (Part Two)
Read Part One First! Well, I wrote my list. These are some things I’d rather be doing right now: Finding, naming, and gathering plants; holding hands; wandering in the snow; drinking tea with a friend; writing a letter; reading a … Continue reading
What does it feel like to finish writing a novel?
Strange and wonderful, mixed with emotions and words I haven’t named yet. I’ve been asked this question quite a few times, and it usually sends me into a rambling spiral. When I started my first novel (well, my first finished … Continue reading
Shyness is nice, but…
In the spirit of my non-belief in Too-Much-Information, and my love of sharing ridiculously personal information, I am going to tell you that today is the five-year anniversary of my first suicide attempt, and in those five years, I have … Continue reading
Broken Pencil and Canzine: We need to talk about this. (Part Two)
This is a follow up to Part One. Strangely enough, this past Sunday was probably my best experience of Canzine yet. I had a good day, I did not freak out, I talked to all sorts of wonderful folks, and … Continue reading
Broken Pencil and Canzine: We need to talk about this. (Part One)
[I wrote this on October 20th, 2011, and chose not to publish it until after attending Canzine and having some time to think about this year’s experience of the event.] I am writing this a few days before attending Canzine, … Continue reading
The Encyclopedia of Doris, and thoughts on story-sharing and documentation.
Last weekend, on a gorgeous Sunday evening, I participated in a zine reading with Cindy Crabb of Doris zine, and local comic artist, Adriana Blake. The reading was held in the Dragon Comic Bookstore, here in Guelph. I was nervous, … Continue reading
Maranda Elizabeth 