2024-06-29 16:09:26By Lee Murray Trigger Warning: This article addresses issues of grief, loss, and mental health. Moderated with compassion by Mo Moshaty, an author-producer with experience working closely with death doulas, the panel commenced with a round-robin of introductions, including…
2024-06-27 08:00:56 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve always been a big reader. When I was in my teens, in the 80s, and figuring out who I was and my orientation, there weren’t any books that reflected me…
2024-06-26 08:00:04 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve always written, mostly for my own amusement, since I was a small child. To me, it was something you just ‘did’ – invented stories and fancies – and I sometimes…
2024-06-25 08:00:07 What inspired you to start writing? As a child, I would love to go to the library and find new adventures to read. However, that interest grew even stronger when my mom began working as a librarian…
2024-06-24 08:00:53 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve loved writing for so long I can’t remember starting! I was writing short stories at least as far back as second grade, maybe earlier. I’ve always been a voracious reader,…
2024-06-23 08:00:20 What inspired you to start writing? I was inspired to write by the same thing that I think inspires a lot of people; great writing. I loved fairy tales when I was younger, King Arthur and his…
2024-06-22 16:09:58By Lee Murray Trigger Warning: This article addresses mental illness. For this panel, held in the virtual space, I had the honour to be joined by panellists L.E. (Lauren Elise) Daniels, Lauren McMenemy, John Palisano, and Angela Yuriko Smith…
2024-06-22 08:00:40 What inspired you to start writing? My pre-teen years were limned to AOL chat room roleplays and Livejournal blogging. Role-playing has a kink connotation to it (unless you worked in retail, by which, it’s the hellish exercise…
2024-06-21 08:00:58 What inspired you to start writing? I have always been writing ever since I can remember. I suppose I could say that what has inspired me to keep going over the years is that I do not…
2024-06-20 08:00:42 What inspired you to start writing? Writing came to me in my teens because none of the mainstream media I had access to included people like me, so I started making up my own stories. That makes…