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Success Story: Live Your Dream Interview

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Lynda Philippsen

Recently Crystal Stranaghan and Jared Hunt interviewed me for their Feature Friday success story on their Live Your Dream website.  They (among others) nurtured me as I set out to establish a freelance career. The Buddhist maxim is true: When … Continue reading →

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Bearing Witness

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Lynda Philippsen

Since the quake, tsunami and Fukushima crisis in Japan I have spent several hours each day scouring the latest updates, pictures and reports from Japan. Though it gets harder to bear, I am compelled to keep watching.  I feel it … Continue reading →

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Pure Wool: 2010 CBC Literary Awards Entry

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Lynda Philippsen

Thank you all who responded to my web-launch announcement, for your interest and for dropping by again. Click on the title and read Pure Wool.

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The CBC Literary Awards Short List

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Lynda Philippsen

An email from Christopher DiRaddo, the CBC Literary Awards Administrator: This morning we announced on our website the names of the writers who have been short-listed for the 2010 CBC Literary Awards competition. Unfortunately, your name was not among them. However, … Continue reading →

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Chosen as a CBC Literary Awards Finalist

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Lynda Philippsen

The CBC announced its list of finalists for the 2010 Literary Awards Competition. My entry has made the list in the Creative Non-fiction category. “Pure Wool” is a layered story with a wide arc. Four generations, revolution, emigration, resettlement, and … Continue reading →

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I retired!

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Lynda Philippsen

Retired. The word has a long-standing odour of decrepitude. A musty hint of pasture and uselessness. But there is nothing fusty about the word. Quite the contrary. Retire stems from Latin re [again, back] and French tirer [draw]. Draw back–as an … Continue reading →

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