Durham Region Writing Rainbow
1 The Esplanade S L1V 6K7 Pickering, ON, Canada

Tumblr user evilbi: i think we should start taking pride in our bad english Tumblr user cheeseanonioncrisps:... There's no such thing as bad english. English itself is inherently bad. No language that spells 'colonel' that way gets to criticise other people for how they spell or speak it. Tumblr user star-anise: I used to be a spelling and grammar freak until I took a course on History of the English Language As it turns out! When English spelling was standardized, the dictionary writers LITERALLY made the rules of proper English super fucking hard on purpose because they didn’t want the wrong sort of people (ie. 90% of English speakers) to be able to pass themselves off in High Society That’s why English has so many bullshit grammar rules that make no sense about double negatives and split infinitives and stuff. To make sure that only people with years of training in the nonsensical and arbitrary rules of proper speech could speak properly (Henry Higgins can get stuffed) So yeah If you’re expressing yourself and getting your point across, rock on, you’re speaking good English

Well Ottawa, you asked us to write this, and here you go.... Novel Coronavirus: a cautionary tale - youth fiction edition As the week has progressed, we have se...en case counts #CatchingFire. We wanted to let you know, as this is #Divergent from what we would like to see, and is hopefully just a #WrinkleInTime We know you all must be feeling like a #MazeRunner with all the twists and turns of new stages and phases, #NewMoon after moon. So, we wanted to address some #Holes you may be seeing. Let this thread be your #GoldenCompass to learn more about stopping COVID in its tracks Well.. I’m not sick, how can I spread COVID? - you may ask. Although you may not be the one getting sick, you may be #TheGiver of Miss Ronayes even without symptoms. That said, let’s avoid placing fault it’s just the #FaultInOurStars Is it true that some people can’t wear masks? YES! The #ChamberOfSecrets hath been unlocked We know everyone who can wear a mask, should do so but be #COVIDKind. Some people have issues incl medical reasons that prevent them from being able to wear masks. We don’t want people feeling like #TheOutsiders What’s the circle of 10 people are talking about? It means keep your close contacts to a minimum- an exclusive group of up to 10 people max. For introverts, it’s already a #PerkOfBeingAWallflower. #TheDistanceBetweenUs is super important too. Stay 2m (6ft or approx. one Tom Hanks lying down) away from those not in your circle at all times. Lastly. #Speak. Spread this message, not the virus. Be direct with friends, not #HushHush, before we are too far #Gone. Sincerely, Ottawa Public Health . #PSILoveYou Ottawa

Signal boost! "Nature Held Me Close is a zine about gender dysphoria and the great outdoors. Sometimes it’s hard to exist in a physical body, but spending time in nature can be one of the best ways to feel more comfortable in your own skin. This zine is a place to feature art and writing from trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people about how spending time outdoors hiking, camping, gardening, birdwatching, landscaping, doing outdoor education or research, or just sitting quietly in nature has influenced how you feel about your body and your gender. Submissions are open to dysphoric people of any and all gender identities!"

Hey DRWR folks let's get in on this!! We want to see ourselves in what we write and what we read, right? Let's see ourselves in our local photo archive, too. Plus being able to be in an exhibition is really impressive.

Hi everyone, Sarah here. I don't know how many of you knew Donna, but she was my first professional career-type boss, she was the one who encouraged me to apply for a grant for Durham Region Writing Rainbow back in 2013, and she introduced me to ACDR at the same time. I work with ACDR Youth thanks to that, and thanks to her reference this June. It's hard to think of her as gone when she was so instrumental to where I am today. Thank you Donna. You were a real one.

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Drop by Pickering Public Library MakerFest 2019 Pickering Public Library today til 3 if you want to chill and make some zines, and check out all the other maker booths (we're across from the super cool vlog tutorial)

This Saturday we'll be at Pickering Public Library MakerFest 2019 doing a Zine making table!

TEEN WRITERS: Next Tuesday at the Oshawa Public Library, McLaughlin branch, come talk about how romance writing can go from "yikes" to "yes!" #YAromance #teenwriters #amwriting #nanowrimo (Come on 'Wrimos I know November is lurking in your brain, come do some creative warming up)