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controversy and critique

new writing: risk, safety, and longhand

Tweet We need to take more risks. It sounds like a cliché, but it’s the plain truth. As the social media microscope is trained on us without reprieve, having space to take risks is increasingly rare and while we’re busy being safe we neglect opportunities – however brief – to Read more…

By Jeannette LeBlanc, 2 years ago
controversy and critique

op ed: please stop mansplaining to me

Tweet The term to mansplain is described as a verb “(of a man) explain (something) to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing.” Merriam-Webster has mansplain listed as one of the words they’re “watching”, indicating its current use is changing. Ultimately, the action behind it Read more…

By Jeannette LeBlanc, 2 years2 years ago
BC wine

op-ed: on leadership, writing, and BC wine

Tweet To grow good writers, like good leaders, we have a part to play in an unspoken but necessary social contract in which it’s required of us to hold them to task and provide an environment for them to get better at what they do. And before we unpack this Read more…

By Jeannette LeBlanc, 2 years2 years ago
on writing

On Writing: career, identity, and redefinition

Tweet  In the autumn of 2016 I took a full time job with the federal government. Our mortgage was up for renewal and banks look favourably on steady income if, like me, you’ve had a break in what’s considered regular employment (such as freelance writing). So I mined my pool of Read more…

By Jeannette LeBlanc, 3 years3 years ago
BC wine

for the love of good: if everything is awesome, nothing is awesome

TweetFor better or worse (I argue the latter), we’re smitten with sharing naught but the supposed awesome of every moment of our lives. Social media and digital news feeds are a barrage of best day / spouse / thing EVER proclamations. Despite my want to believe in the positive and great, I’m suspect of any projected image wherein Read more…

By Jeannette LeBlanc, 4 years ago

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