Posted on April 14, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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Do you have immortal longings in you? Is there no creature loves you? Could you be bounded in a nutshell and count yourself a king of infinite space were it not that you have bad dreams? Now’s your chance to tell all. To celebrate Shakespeare’s… Continue Reading “Be a Bard: CBC’s Shakespeare Selfie Challenge”
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Posted on March 14, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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Now that I’ve rested up from over-blogging last month, I’m back to announce the winner of my Fearless February contest: Danielle E. Shipley. Congratulations, Danielle. A copy of 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6 will soon be heading your way. If you want… Continue Reading “28 Tricks Winner – and more to be won!”
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Posted on February 12, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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Sciurophobia. The fear of squirrels. Are you serious? While some of us are charmed by these little cuties, others can’t get past the orange teeth and fleas. If you suffer from Sciurophobia, your skin crawls and you just want to die when a squirrel… Continue Reading “Who’s Afraid of Squirrels? (Fearless February Day 12)”
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Posted on February 10, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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Arachnophobia. The fear of spiders. This is the most common animal phobia – which goes to show how irrational phobias are, since dogs and horses kill way more people each year than spiders. Spiders are creepy, I’ll admit. Those fangs, those eyes, the clicking… Continue Reading “Who’s Afraid of Spiders? (Fearless February Day 10)”
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Posted on January 31, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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Dave Davidson, the persuasive hero of my soon-to-be-released middle-grade comedy, 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6, will be taking over this blog for the next month. Dave is a self-proclaimed “fear-slayer” who helps his friends through the scariest moments of grade 6, with sage and not-so-sage advice. Afraid… Continue Reading “Fearless February”
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