During my last semester of university, while workshopping short stories for a creative writing class, a peer asked for advice about writing outside of her personal experiences. The work she wrote, she had mentioned, featured the people and events in her life. She wanted to change that. Our professor, an author and portrait photographer, had…
Waking up a night owl before the December sun begins its rise in the eastern sky proves challenging and, if you’re the one waking…
Torrents of rain broke from the heavy grey sky, ricochetting off the pavement and back up towards my calves, soaking my pants as I stood waiting for Will…
The end of mid-July’s rushing to a close, ushering in a current of scorching weather during the days, and thunderstorms that light up the…
How many hours do you spend searching the web for information? Scrolling through pages of google results, and, if you’re a researcher or student,…
I’m an overachiever—at least, I think I might be.
I have a tendency to fill up my plate with more than I can chew, believing…
23rd November 2020
Last Friday saw the end of my position at the company I worked for over the past year and a half, and…
31st October 2020
There’s no better day to talk about what scares you than the night ghosts and ghouls wander the streets. However, my fears…
The morning’s cool, but I’m warm in the passenger seat of our car with Will’s sweater for a pillow. The 7:00 a.m. sky is…
It’s never a good sign when your day begins with a fight.
The morning starts with me crawling out of bed later than…
9th June 2020
With my return to work and the country gradually phasing in reopening measures, I’m not sure if I can continue to call…
1st June 2020
The days have been stifling hot. They weren’t your average hot spring days blessed with a warm breeze, but the sort that…
A short five minute walk from my childhood home, nestled between highway 40 and the Rivière des Prairies, stands the local nature park Bois-de-Liesse….
19th May 2020
Our days are taking on some form of a routine. Around seven o’clock Will wakes up to the cats pawing at him…
16th May 2020
It’ll soon be a month since Will and I moved, and we’re still working out the kinks created by having six adults…
C.C. Pereira, writer, reader, and editor from Montreal with a taste for adventure. Tag along as I explore my hometown, travel, and write.
2nd August 2021
