by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 17, 2013 | Writing Tips and Tricks
How many times have you picked up a book that just seemed to drag? And how quickly did you end up putting that book down?! Whether you are writing a piece of fiction that just popped into your head or you are penning your life stories, you want to keep the reader...
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 16, 2013 | Kindness
In the wake of a horrific tragedy that devastated the city of Boston and those of us who watched on from wherever we were, I am here to remind you that the world is still good. That may seem a lofty statement, or maybe naive or even disrespectful to those who were...
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
It is almost my birthday. I am going to be 39. Don’t worry, it isn’t that scary for me. 38 was scary. Last year, turning another year older was terrifying. Last year, in April, I was overwhelmed. I was in a business I wasn’t loving anymore. I...
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 10, 2013 | Giving Back
Never let it be said that poetry is stuff of fluff that means nothing, does nothing. Over 250 poems (and their scribes) banded together and saved the greater part of McLellan Forest East in Langley; an ancient eco-system that was scheduled for destruction by the...
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 1, 2013 | Books
Stephen King was born to write. Encouraged by his mother, King spent a great part of his childhood writing stories concocted from existing movie plots and story lines. In his teenage years – much to the chagrin of the teaching staff at his high school – King’s...
