Once upon a time there were seven sisters.
Read MoreImprovising Tales ❧ “So she knew that her visitor had been a monster all along.”
It’s fairy tale improv! I used the cards of the storytelling game Once Upon a Time to create a solitaire version…
Read MoreTiny Tale ❧ Coven
Once, in a dangerous land far away, a woman, pregnant with a terrible man’s child, was taken in by a travelling coven of witches.
Read MoreReading Tales ❧ The Old Woman Against the Stream
Get cozy and I’ll read you a story...
Leafy Balcony Update ✚ Tuesdays with Tish
In which I add more fake plants and solar-powered lights to my balcony.
Read MoreTiny Tale ❧ Rusalka
This story is, like all good stories, about the one who stood out from the crowd.
Read MoreThe Doctor's Companions Ep. 87: The Curse of Fenric [Seventh Doctor]
Tish and Juliana talk about the Seventh Doctor in The Curse of Fenric. That's right, it's the end of an era! To say goodbye to the podcast, we talk about a Classic Who story full of super cool stuff that we do not understand!
But that's it- we have rewatched New Who, and got to know each of the Classic Doctors, and even visited Torchwood over the last 6 years. And now we're done.
Tiny Tale ❧ Ancients
Long ago, when the Earth was young, there were only the Ancients inhabiting the Earth.
Read MorePimp My Ride ✚ Tuesdays with Tish
I did something very adult this week. My biggest adult milestone and probably my last. (Only millionaires can afford mortgages.) I got my first car! Technically, I leased my first ‘compact crossover SUV’.
Read MoreTiny Tale ❧ Garden
Once upon a time, or maybe yesterday, a woman stood wringing her hands.
Read MoreChanging Colours and Doors ✚ Tuesdays with Tish
In which I update my kitchen with contact paper and a socket wrench, and correct my hair colour with colour science.
Read MoreThe Doctor's Companions Ep. 86: Torchwood Season 4: Miracle Day
Tish and Juliana talk about Torchwood, Season 4: Miracle Day. Wow, there is so much to get into. We have to talk through all the science of how this "miracle" works, the legislation and policies of the categories of life, the disgusting monster characters and the incredible characters (RIP Vera Juarez), and The Blessing. Not to mention it's basically a new, American, show that doesn't feel like Torchwood. How do we figure this all out?! Well, we certainly took our time trying to.
Read MoreTiny Tale ❧ Fireflies
Deep in the forest
I lost my way
The sun began to set
Alone and afraid
Making the First Move ✚ Tuesdays with Tish
I’m trying to make friends. What an interesting phrase we use for that. I’m not making them from scratch, they’re already there, people, so what I am trying to do is create, or change, my relationship with them into something we’d call a friend.
Read MoreTiny Tale ❧ Moon
A long time ago, when people looked up into the night sky, all they saw were stars.
Read MoreSecond Quarter ✚ Tuesdays with Tish
I have a plan! Will I stick to it? Stay tuned!
Read MoreWatching Hallmark Movies During a Pandemic
This pandemic, and weekends of Hallmark movies with my mom, has turned me to this; I have written myself some Hallmark movie worthy scenarios that could totally happen to me, if it were not for this meet-cute-blocking pandemic.
Read MoreTiny Tale ❧ Coral
In the shallow waters where the coral grow, live the reef mermaids.
Read MoreHow I Met My Friend from Across the Pond ✚ Tuesdays with Tish
In which my friend, Nancy, and I catch up, reminisce about how we met, compare Canada and England, talk about growing up, and launch Nancy's YouTuber career.
Read MoreTiny Tale ❧ Tears
There once was a girl who cried tears of silver. She was married to a terrible man who made her cry everyday so that he could collect her tears and trade the silver for goods.
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