The Warrior and Victory The Warrior and Victory By Megan Cutler | October 20, 2014 | Comments 0 Comment The next stop on our giant England vacation was Portsmouth, where we hoped to introduce our friends from opposite sides of the ocean. Meanwhile, we visited the historic docks to tour the ships we’d previously seen from afar. Our first stop was the HMS Warrior, the Royal Navy’s first ironclad ocean-going armoured battleship. As I … Read More Read More
Happily Ever After Fails Happily Ever After Fails By Megan Cutler | October 13, 2014 | Comments 0 Comment Hollywood has played a cruel trick on us; it’s spent the past few years trying to convince us that every story deserves a happy ending. A few weeks ago I wrote about the reasons our favourite characters suffer, and why writers shouldn’t take the blame. The long and short of it is that we identify … Read More Read More
Moving Day! Moving Day! By Megan Cutler | September 29, 2014 | Comments 1 comment I know it hasn’t been long since the month of hiatuses (and believe me, I feel really bad about the sheer number of them), but it’s time again for me to poof. We’re finally moving in to our new house. After more than a year, we get to have all our stuff back. Moving house … Read More Read More
The Sleepless Season The Sleepless Season By Megan Cutler | September 22, 2014 | Comments 1 comment The main trouble with insomnia is that it perpetuates itself. The longer it goes on, the more desperately you crave a good night’s sleep. The more you find yourself thinking if I could just get one good night’s sleep, all my problems would go away. Unfortunately, that encourages the insomnia to continue rather than driving … Read More Read More
The Streets of London – Part 2 The Streets of London – Part 2 By Megan Cutler | September 15, 2014 | Comments 0 Comment We left this adventure at the Cafe in the Crypt. After a fantastic lunch and a chance to cool off, we headed back out onto the streets of London for further exploration. Rowena is a theatre major and she wanted to walk through the theatre district. More than that, she wanted to see the Globe, … Read More Read More
Writers are not the Villains Writers are not the Villains By Megan Cutler | September 8, 2014 | Comments 1 comment Every now and then a post creeps across my tumblr dash in which readers express a desire to ‘steal’ their favourite novel characters from their respective author in order to ‘shield’ them. These posts usually involve keeping the writer at bay until they ‘learn how to properly take care of’ said characters. Subsequent replies discuss … Read More Read More
Positive Inner Voice Positive Inner Voice By Megan Cutler | September 1, 2014 | Comments 2 comments After a recent bout of Insomnia, my eyes are open to a lot of unhealthy practices in my life. Most are stress related, but stress can be generated by our thoughts and attitudes. A small problem can easily become a large one, a string of ill luck can easily turn into a bad day, and … Read More Read More
The Streets of London – Part 1 The Streets of London – Part 1 By Megan Cutler | August 25, 2014 | Comments 0 Comment A city of some 8 million people, London is one of the most visited cities by international travellers. It traces its roots back to Roman times, and the central city of London still largely maintains its medieval boundaries. My husband and I spent our first two days in England in London, at a university dorm … Read More Read More
A Life Resumed A Life Resumed By Megan Cutler | August 11, 2014 | Comments 0 Comment A year ago we packed our life into storage and flew across the ocean for an amazing adventure. It wasn’t easy, selling our first house on short notice, leaving behind everything we spent a decade building, but we did it because we’ve always believed in following our dreams. I never imagined marrying a teacher would … Read More Read More
Summer Vacation! Summer Vacation! By Megan Cutler | July 28, 2014 | Comments 0 Comment English schools run quite a bit later than we’re used to. Here we are at the end of July and we’ve finally reached hubby’s first full week of summer vacation! (Canadian Schools finished back in June!) They get lots of little breaks throughout the year instead (which was strange for us, but also convenient). So … Read More Read More