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  • On Writing as Rehearsal
    On Writing as Rehearsal
    September 04, 2022

    On Writing as Rehearsal

    Growing up surrounded by music was a unique privilege whose ramifications, as a child, I was incapable of comprehending. I developed an impeccable musical ear, of course, but more than that, I bore witness ...

  • Making the Leap: Why Writing Programs Matter Right Now
    Making the Leap: Why Writing Programs Matter Right Now
    March 18, 2022

    Making the Leap: Why Writing Programs Matter Right Now

    I’ve been on campus exactly once since March 2020, during the height of one of the province’s lockdowns, to pack up my old office at Humber College’s Lakeshore Campus. I was leaving my post as the ...

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