You may know the old tale, "The Mountain in Labour:" A magnificent mountain began to rumble one day, and it made such a mighty noise that it was heard across the land, and people came from far and wide to witness the wonder that was bound to follow. Thousands gathered at the base of the mountain,… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Climax that went “meh”
Category: writing
Be a Bard: CBC’s Shakespeare Selfie Challenge
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 450th birthday this month, CBC Canada Writes is hosting a "Shakespeare… Continue reading Be a Bard: CBC’s Shakespeare Selfie Challenge
The Missing Phobias (Fearless February Catch-up)
Life got busy and I missed a week of blogging. That never had any effect before Fearless February, but now I'm many phobias behind. Let's catch up quickly: 20. Public Spaces can be terrifying because they are full of people and maybe even zombies and you don't have much control over either of those, hence… Continue reading The Missing Phobias (Fearless February Catch-up)
Who’s Afraid of Spiders? (Fearless February Day 10)
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 of their little clawed feet, the way they drop from a… Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Spiders? (Fearless February Day 10)
Friday Fable: The Ass with the Draft Manuscript
You may know the old story of The Ass in the Lion's Skin: One day, an ass spotted a lion's skin that some hunters had left on the ground. The ass was tired of being treated like an ass, so he draped the lion's skin over his back and pranced through the countryside scaring all… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Ass with the Draft Manuscript
Catherine Austen 