Tag: learning

February 23, 2013

Upcoming Interview with Julie Czerneda on Thursday February 28

I first encountered Julie Czerneda’s work through my friend and colleague Ellen Bentzen, who was, among other things, a limnologist (a biologist focussed on the study of lake ecosystems) as well as a brilliant teacher and friend. Ellen and I had often talked about the link between science and the arts and the mutual need of science and the arts...

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February 12, 2013

Quote – We Learn From Mistakes, Not What We Are Told To Avoid

“We learn from the mistakes we make, not those we avoid because someone warned us of them. We discover our own faith, unwrap what we believe and how we worship life, not by following age-old rituals out of duty but by asking questions about our suffering.” -Scott Fotheringham – The Rest is Silence (Goose Lane Editions, 2012)

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November 27, 2012

Interview with Nina Munteanu

An Interview with Nina Munteanu by Derek Newman-Stille Nina Munteanu is both an author and a writing coach, sharing her gifts with other aspiring writers to help them to share their stories with the world. She is both an author and an ecologist, branching the worlds of science and fiction. Nina is tha author Darwin’s Paradox (and you can see...

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November 24, 2012

Upcoming interview with Nina Munteanu on Tuesday November 27th

Nina Munteanu is an author, ecologist, and writing coach, combining the worlds of science and fiction while sharing her love of authorship with aspiring authors. On Tuesday November 27th, check out our interview with Nina Munteanu and share in some of her insights about the interrelationship between science and science fiction, the importance of an awareness of ecology, the role...

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November 23, 2012

Quote – Think of History Like Friends You Know

“You have to think of it like friends you know. History is just the story of different people you know.” -Jerome Stueart – One Nation Under Gods (Tesseracts 14: Strange Canadian Stories)

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November 5, 2012

Quote – Stories Change Your Life Forever

“There’s stories and then there’s stories. The ones with any worth change your life forever, perhaps only in a small way, but once you’ve heard them, they are forever a part of you. You nurture them and pass them on and the giving only makes you feel better.” -Charles de Lint – The Conjure Man In The Very Best of...

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October 17, 2012

Interview with Kelley Armstrong

An Interview with Kelley Armstrong by Derek Newman-Stille Kelley Armstrong was the first Canadian author of the fantastic that I found and enjoyed. A few years ago, I was able to have Ms. Armstrong visit Trent University to be an author in residence for Trent’s Champlain College and Gzowski College. It was an incredible experience for our students and an amazing...

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September 1, 2012

Quote – the Lonely Place to Ask ‘Why’ and Discover Ourselves

“When we break up with a lover, watch the death of a loved one, or find ourselves suddenly without a job to pay the mortgage, we seek that lonely place to try to gather our thoughts. It is in such places, where our fears reign paramount; where we speak and pray aloud; where we ask ‘why’ and seek answers, that...

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August 31, 2012

Quote- Curiosity and Change

“Curiosity’s primal. Our senses scan our surroundings, alerting us most urgently about sudden change. Useful, that. Change can mean opportunity. It can mean danger. Finding lunch or being lunch. We’re hard-wired to notice the unexpected, then take action.” –Julie Czerneda – Foreward (Tesseracts Fifteen: A Case of Quite Curious Tales)

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August 29, 2012

Quote – Opportunity to Learn From Mistakes

“It is important that everyone be given the opportunity to learn from his or her own mistakes. This… is a duty, not a privilege.” -Benjamin Freedman – On the Planet Grafool (In Tesseracts)

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