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Some Loves

Some Loves Kim Goldberg We enter the elfin wood along trillium way barely a deer trail with rotting planks spanning rivulets and mucky divides. We wobble-walk across, twisting our way deeper into the moss-hung fairy glade flanked by sword fern … Continue reading

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The Next Garden

The Next Garden Kim Goldberg Reading Sam Hamill’s Habitation in my unkempt garden as the sun crests the roof-line, I watch you descend into the scraggle of forgotten stalks—brittle, spent, gone to seed. Last night on Facebook, Sam said he … Continue reading

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Why I Deactivated Facebook

I did a radical thing this morning. I deactivated my Facebook account. I joined Facebook several years ago (in 2008 or 2009—who can remember?). And in that time, I have accumulated lots of Facebook friends—more than 1,300. Facebook has been … Continue reading

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Facebook vs. Twitter – Who Delivers?

Obviously we don’t really need to choose. Authors, artists, activists, and even non-A people can have a cyber-finger in both social media pies. And most of us do. This is why twitterers are always tweeting links to their pages, photo … Continue reading

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Facebook blocks blogspot(dot)ca

UPDATE–June 7, 2012: The problem now seems to be solved. It is once again possible to post links from blogspot.ca to Facebook. UPDATE–May 31, 2012: The problem described below extends beyond blogspot.ca. Facebook is also blocking all links from blogspot.co.uk … Continue reading

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Punctuation Saves Lives!

I’m not sure where this originated, but it’s been going wild on Facebook the last few days. And it’s true! 😉

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Wired Words Festival in Victoria

Just back from yesterday’s fantastic Wired Words Festival in Victoria, BC, held in the 19th century Law Courts housed in what is now the Maritime Museum in Victoria’s Inner Harbour. Talk about a steampunk experience! Sixty writers discussing and learning … Continue reading

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Power to the Tweeple!

It’s official – I’m a twit! That is to say I am now tweeting, and have been for a couple of months. I went with @KimPigSquash for my twitter handle, which is not a bad choice since it is also … Continue reading

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