Hint: it has a thick, ever-changing skin I’ve been reading the short story collection by Rachel Rose that’s quite rightly longlisted for this year’s Giller prize. It’s called The Octopus Has Three Hearts. Animals figure prominently as fascinating characters and devices, like metaphors on growth hormone. I love how she’s got me thinking. I slowed… Continue reading The animal inside me
Author: Lisa Rostoks
Forty-something city gal who spends her days coaching businesses on effective communications and enjoys the nights with creative pursuits like writing and painting. I'm still trying to understand me.
Mucking around and coming clean
Moving past a fear of failure Have you ever avoided trying something new or different, something unknown, to protect yourself from the possibility of failure? Who hasn’t, right? I certainly have. It’s hard not to when we are conditioned to believe that the goal is perfection. And that anything less than perfect is a reflection… Continue reading Mucking around and coming clean

