Stuff I imported from my old Medium blog
My Dad passed away on Monday, December 3. Earlier today, December 10, his funeral was held at St. Edward’s Catholic Parish in Duncan, BC. My brother Todd and I had the honour of eulogizing our incredible father. And while words…
Leave a CommentI’m a big fan of dishing out unsolicited advice. It’s the prerogative of the lesser-known writer, I suppose. Open letters. Unsolicited advice columns. Blog posts that nobody will read. That, my friends, is my proverbial jam. But then every once…
Leave a CommentOr, if you prefer, the post I almost entitled “Two life affirming insights gleaned from Lin Manuel Miranda’s hit musical ‘Hamilton’” except that seemed too linkbaitingly brandjackulent Over the course of my (admittedly still nascent, in the grand scheme of…
Leave a CommentThose more familiar with my regular, every day “Joe Boughner” online presence may not know (or care!) that I also write for a hockey parody blog and maintain a second Twitter account for my sports musings. There isn’t much of…
Leave a CommentHey guys. Don’t worry, I’m one of you. I know I’ve been gone awhile but here’s my card. Though if I’m being honest, gents, I’m a bit ticked at the brotherhood right now. It’s only recently come to my attention…
Leave a CommentOne might even say alright if that wasn’t the sort of tired cliche that immediately leads to eye rolling and general disengagement. It would come as little shock to those that best know me to learn that I’ve always felt…
Leave a Commentapologies in advance if this breaks the internet So. What exactly is a writer? I mean, in its purest and most literal definition, any being capable of putting pen to paper (either literally or metaphorically) could lay claim to the title, no?…
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