The fun stuff. Calgary has a ton of amazing stuff that happens in our city. Reviews of new movies, or albums, art shows or news about sports.
An original free verse poem composed in a stream-of-consciousness style of writing. ________ Fantasy a faraway, unfathomable dream, endless in distant, clouded visions hoping to piece together Fragments of a past unsatisfied, longing to spontaneously create realities of apparent glory, perceived prosperity False landscapes of ostensible fulfillment, imagining ends unbeknownst to our inaction, trying…
If you don’t know who Jayde Vincent is, she is a Calgary-based TikTok influencer. She gained a whopping 1.2M followers in just 6 months!! Her career was based on dancing, as she is very passionate about it. Her mother, Emily Vincent, owned a dance school when she was growing up and Jayde was taught that…
If you know me personally, you know that I am into coding, by no means does that mean that I am good at it; but instead it means that I truly try my best to learn it and improve my skills gradually. Although, this summer, I am inspired to learn more coding because it is…
Dear readers: Here’s a fun and silly piece of creative writing I wanted to share! I hope this can bring a smile to your face in these difficult times. Enjoy! Do you have problems socializing with others? Do you have problems talking with people of the opposite gender? Then you, my friend, are one…
But here are some more poems to read at your leisure. Nobody Compares 2 U 10- i miss you, your scent on my living room couch where you first told me you loved me 9- reminiscing infinitely of blessings i took for granted, your lips soft in my memory 8- silk smooth skin, our first…
6,926 positive COVID-19 cases in Alberta. 141 families grieving for the loss of their loved ones from this deadly virus in our province. 77 days since I last opened my locker and sat in a classroom. 12 weeks since I last hugged my grandma. The list goes on…
My flight is tomorrow. I dug through my basement until I found the box of mints. The box was greying and losing lustre. I shook it. Nothing. I grabbed a random packet of mints off the counter. Mint flavoured, I laughed. How original. I dumped the mints into the box to fill it. I took…
Bored during quarantine and in desperate need of adventure without having to leave your house? Read all about Calgary’s Gideon Keys from the comfort of your couch! This is your chance to get swept into another world — one that you’re familiar with, so you might even feel like you’re in your own little movie.…
Reopening, returning, recovering: this is what we have all been wishing for as we wait isolated in our homes. Everyone is talking about adapting to a “new normal”, but deep down, all we want is the old “normal” back. But how? How will we return to a situation before all this? …
Nothing to do at home? No problem. Alberta has just announced that mass gatherings will not be allowed this summer. Yes, this means no Stampede. Even though this measure is very needed, it throws a wrench in the works for students. Many Calgary students rely on these events to participate in the community, and…
If you’re reading this in 2020, you would probably know that we have been struck with a pandemic called “COVID-19.” The government is urging us to stay home, wash our hands frequently, avoid touching our faces and social distance. Quarantining helps limit the spread of this contagious disease and serves to protect everyone. Though, the…
Hitchhiking in the 60s and 70s was a sort of rite of passage into the adult world. It was a counter-culture movement founded by the adventurous and young babyboomers who were unemployed and directionless in life. The idea was that you could travel across Canada at next to no cost, alongside interacting and befriending various…
Instructions: Peel the garlic without damaging the cloves. Leave the cloves in room temperature until sprouts begin growing. Plant cloves into the soil, with 1/3 of the clove under the soil (if you don’t have soil you can also use water, just make sure the clove is upright and the sprout is above the…
The Sir Winston Churchill High School community has created a short video to show our gratitude. To all our teachers, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, police, firefighters, bus drivers, and all other essential workers – THANK YOU. For keeping us safe, for keeping us fed, and for keeping us protected. We ❤️ our heroes. Music Credit –…
Context is necessary, and so is the need to finish up procrastinated English homework. This poem was created as an explanatory myth, tampering with the theme of resurrection. Greek Mythology is full of similar stories in regards to flowers. I thought to do the same, but instead have my theme as the creation of birds.…