Imagine watching a movie of your life — would you see yourself as the hero of the story? While that's our usual experience, there are many types of characters in a story — the Villain, the Mentor, the Guardian — and so on. But what do they all have in common? They all have an origin story. My origin story begins in Jane and Finch in Toronto in the 1980s (the best decade for cartoons and candy!). I grew up in government housing in a magical place called 20 Yellowstone St, a pl

Do you want to master techniques for reading and writing poetry? Then this new lesson series from Aslan Academy will be the perfect fit. Much of the power of great writing comes from using rhetorical and figurative devices that enhance the beauty of a written text. Often, the marriage of form and content reveals deeper levels of meaning, and the relationship between them highlights important thematic emphases. In this series, you can learn the basics of poetry and figurative

What is the true cure for the mad disease of racism? Is the current trend in society to "woke politics" actually any form of real solution for the corruption of the human heart? Harper Lee's monumental novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" provides an alternate approach to this perennial human problem. When legal systems and politics fail, it is the innocent love and empathy of a child — Scout Finch — that often destroys the monstrous power of discrimination and prejudice. Explore th