Hemingway, A Master of Less Is More, More or Less

Ernest Hemingway was the master of saying a lot with less.  Everything I read suggests novice writers—and some published writers—use too many words to get their point across. They use…

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The Theatre Illuminates Life and Vice Versa

My husband and I spent a glorious week in Toronto, visiting family and seeing four plays, all put on by Soulpepper Theatre Company. What struck me was how much the…

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Finding the Muse

Today, I went to the 17th annual Painters at Painters celebration of the arts in Campbell River. One of the presentations was called ‘Amusing the muse’, conducted by painters (and…

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