August 2025 Newsletter: To Write, One Must Read

Shirley Hay 2025-08-12 Shirley Hay 2025-08-12

August 2025 Newsletter: To Write, One Must Read

To write, one must read. The advice is simple, straightforward, even somewhat obvious. And undeniably true.

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June 2025 Newsletter: Playing Tourist & Exploring Home

Shirley Hay 2025-06-09 Shirley Hay 2025-06-09

June 2025 Newsletter: Playing Tourist & Exploring Home

This past weekend, my husband and I played tourist in our own province. Not only was it fun to pretend our real life was not just a short drive back to the city, but taking this time to explore opened our eyes to so much history we might never have otherwise known.

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April 2025 Newsletter: Finding Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Shirley Hay 2025-04-05 Shirley Hay 2025-04-05

April 2025 Newsletter: Finding Extraordinary in the Ordinary

There's something about the prairies that lends itself to writing. Perhaps it's the expansive sky or the interweaving of open land with forests and lakes and rivers, a landscape offering itself up to imagination and the exploration of the human condition. Perhaps it's our cold winters or our snow-filled roads, a creative tenacity of spirit tethered to our environment.

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