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This week’s a bit of a break from my mental meanderings, both for me and for you. They’ll be back soon ... mwahaha. Gardening season has officially started here. Well, I met up with some friends last week to swap seeds. That counts as official, right?
If you read the words I’m putting down, you might notice a few odd words or some unusual spellings. They’re not typos. I'm Canadian. A Canuck. So, what does that have to do with 'u'?
About heroes and villains and those in between. What's the difference between villains and antiheroes … and antiheroes versus flawed heros versus reluctant heros. They all have a slightly different flavour to me, but is there a difference?
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And other questions in a writer's search history. Despite the cliche writer’s question of “how to get rid of a dead body”, I don’t believe writers have a more interesting browser history but I now have “how to sex an iguana” in my search history.

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Last week, I got out of town for a few days for a mini-break. I ate too much food and went for a few nearby walks. For some reason, it inspired me to…
So, I titled this newsletter “Curious Cat, Odd Duck & Author”, which I’ve had as a tagline on my website … but I don’t post supporting content nearly…
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