contributors
Pierre Lalande is the best selling author of “Colour Leads the Way” and a globally recognized expert on the scientifically based, Colour Authentication System, which applies to the colours you wear and the ones you live in. What’s he tossing this spring? “As they say, ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’. My wardrobe primping is key, therefore more of my clothes will be finding new homes this spring.”
Kimberley Fowler has been a writer and editor for more than a decade. Several years ago, she started a successful freelance writing business. This wife and mama now spends her days writing from the comfort of her home. “With little kids at home, I’ll be de-cluttering toys. If it hasn’t been played with in the last six months it’s going in the “to donate” pile.”
With every new issue, we love to get to know our writers a little better. You know…what makes them tick? So, we usually have a sort of random question to ask them to respond to in hopes of learning something new about them. Our question for this issue was… “what is the one thing that you are going to toss into the garbage this spring?” Intersting answers!
Bryen Dunn is a writer, editor, radio host and blogger in the Greater Toronto Area. “As for spring cleaning and purging, that’s been a continuous goal of mine for the past couple of years. I’m actually doing a big reno on my place, so I’ve been tossing quite a bit lately. Feels good to de-clutter!”
Diane Slawych This
former radio news reporter turned globetrotting, freelance writer has written for 60+ publicatons. You can usually find her in Toronto attending festivals and concerts, or watching foreign films. Her spring cleaning routine involves tossing out dated travel brochures, which accumulate in many boxes around her office!
Cedric Lizotte writes about restaurants, bars and travel. He also has a new blog thefinediningblog.com. What will I throw away when I’m spring-cleaning? “Well, not much, because I’ve been living in my suitcase for four years now!”
Laura Stanley is a Toronto
based writer and new to our lineup. Her spring clean? “Hmm! I have a pile of old books in my room that have been bothering me for months and I’m going to drop them off at the little free library that’s down the street from where I live! ...And now that I’ve said it, it must happen!”
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Nara Farrell is an artist in every sense of the word; acting, comedy, writing…she does it all, and does it well. “Spring cleaning...I am in an ongoing spring clean of any emotional blockages that are interrupting my natural flow. So, I’m cleaning myself!”
Kelly Beull is a novelist, screenwriter and part-time blogger. What is she going to unload this spring? “Any sock that I can’t find a match for is going straight into the garbage this spring. As a mom and writer there is not enough time in a day to look for socks that don’t match… especially with writing deadlines looming.
Renaldo Amota is a young, talented, up and coming writer from Thorold, ON. What’s he tossing? “I have many things I could purge this spring. But I love my things...and they’re mine. No touchy! I think instead, this spring I’ll be tossing out the act of complaining. Let’s call it “spiritual spring cleaning.”
Richard Beattie is a graduate of Queen’s University and a freelance writer who enjoys soccer, travel and non-fiction. “The one thing I’ll be throwing in the trash this spring… my old stereo. It has been collecting dust since I first got an iPod and it’s time to admit that CD’s and cassette tapes will never become cool again like vinyl.