If I may, I’d like to start out by dispelling a rumour that’s been floating around about me that’s wildly inaccurate: I haven’t always been, nor do I necessarily identify myself as, an outgoing person. It’s true. And the amount of disagreement I get when I tell people this usually isn’t worth saying something in [...]
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The write state of mind, the wrong execution
By the time you read this, we’ll have entered the final week of National Novel Writing Month—or for the shortcut artists out there, NaNoWriMo. What started 14 years ago as a way to get people writing has grown to a mammoth event, with over 300,000 participants registered this year alone. The goal of NaNoWriMo is [...]
‘Tis the season to quit complaining: shut up and embrace the holidays
“It’s the first season of Lost on DVD.” “That’s the meaning of Christmas?” “No, it’s a metaphor. It represents lack of payoff.” -Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas Well that didn’t take long. We haven’t even cracked the month of December and Christmas has already infiltrated the pages of the Other Press, which is actually the topic behind [...]
Twitter dee, Twitter dumb: why you won’t find me on Twitter
Last month, we at the Other Press had the opportunity to attend the Canadian University Press’ Western, Prairies, and Northern Regional Conference in Prince George. It was a weekend of driving, networking, seminars, late nights, and more driving. Newspapers of all shapes and sizes came together and gave informal critiques about how everyone else was [...]
Mo’ no mo’: a fond farewell
I’ll always remember my first. We were a year out of high school and a friend of mine was leaving to volunteer for 10 months, so I hosted a Mexican fiesta kegger as a send-off. I wanted to make the night a memorable one, and so I did it. It felt weird at first—I could [...]
Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library amnesty program
Dear Vancouver Public Library, Thank you. No, I really mean it. Thank you. I know we haven’t spoken in a while, what with me being a stressed out post-secondary student and you being a 22-branch multifaceted organization stretched out across the Lower Mainland. I didn’t mean for us to lose touch or anything. I could [...]
You can’t go home again
“It seems to me that in the orbit of our world you are the North Pole, I the South—so much in balance, in agreement—and yet, the whole world lies between.” -Thomas Wolfe For the frequent readers out there, you’ve probably noticed a general trend with my Lettitors. So far this year, almost all of them [...]
You’ve got mail
I have good news and bad news. On the plus side, we received our first reader email response of the semester; the bad news is, they weren’t happy with us. Though my Lettitor’s title would lead you to believe otherwise, the email I’m referring to was neither as romantic nor as humorous as what Meg [...]
Breaking sad
“Smoking marijuana, eating Cheetos, and masturbating do not constitute ‘plans’ in my book.” -Walter White Sorry. I know that by now you’re probably sick of hearing about Breaking Bad. To be fair, even the people who watched the show are probably sick of hearing about it. But I’d like to get a few more words [...]
Bitches be cray (and that’s okay)
Believe it or not, we’re already in October. Remember a month ago when everyone was buying school supplies and convincing themselves that they were going to get ahead in the course readings? “This is the semester that I start being organized. No more being that student.” Well, I think we’re also far enough into the [...]
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