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Gone with the Wind is Triumph of the Will

Sam Darling

Jun 13, 20204 min read

Gone with the Wind is Triumph of the Will

With a lifelong interest in cinema including a defunct vocation as a screenwriter I had a requirement to watch the film Gone with the...

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Sam Darling

May 25, 20202 min read

Danger of friending a writer

I’m writing fun new stories and my latest series has me anxious in a manner I haven’t felt for years. I have stage fright about writing...

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Sam Darling

Apr 19, 20204 min read

Girls of physics

There were certain points in my education when my natural interest in science fiction veered into interest in actual science. There were...

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Sam Darling

Apr 3, 20206 min read

the Taboo of toilet paper

On a tour of the fabulous Melbourne Museum with my then seven-year-old daughter, we were in an exhibit of how early Colonizers lived and...

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Sam Darling

Mar 19, 20204 min read

Learning about myself

We’d been in self-isolation for three days and awaiting the results of our nurse neighbor’s COVID-19 test. Our children play together...

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Sam Darling

Jan 16, 20202 min read

Chicken hat

I know it’s early days with my kids being only seven and (nearly) thirteen but so far my girls are confident and I’m proud of that. I...

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Sam Darling

Dec 6, 20194 min read

December blues

It’s December. The month when I grit my teeth and mumble “keep it simple” like it’s a verbal fence uttered to prevent me getting...

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Sam Darling

Oct 17, 20195 min read

Productivity tips

When I lived in Brooklyn we had a Volvo station wagon that was shared among four of us. Due to the public parking situation, I put a map...

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Sam Darling

Oct 6, 20192 min read

Science reporting on flu

It’s that time of year when all good science-based critical thinkers share articles about flu vaccine and unintentionally dissuade...

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Sam Darling

Sep 18, 20197 min read

Reflections on 9/11 and all that

We just passed the 11th of September, a date where many native New Yorkers avoid social media because we don’t want to see images that...

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Sam Darling

Sep 11, 20192 min read

Fringe fest chamber opera

One of the great joys of being an artist is knowing other creators and seeing their new works on opening night. I briefly worked with...

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Sam Darling

Sep 10, 20191 min read

On moths and butterflies

As we watched a moth banging against the bathroom window my youngest asked me to reflect on the difference between moths and butterflies...

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Sam Darling

Aug 30, 20193 min read

Guilt. The white kind.

We all step in it sometimes. Social faux pas after social faux pas. As a big talker — hello @bigmouthdiva — I step in it all the time. I...

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Sam Chardin Vancouver Mom Top 30 Blogger

Sam Darling

Jun 28, 20192 min read

Sam Chardin Vancouver Mom Top 30 Blogger

Yours truly was honored to be a part of the Top 30 Mom Bloggers in Vancouver by vancouvermom.ca and given the opportunity to mingle with...

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Sam Darling

Jun 28, 20192 min read

Singing tips

Some of us are born with a nice singing voice, but regardless of natural ability there are things we can do that will improve our...

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Sam Darling

Jun 6, 20191 min read

You good?

New Yorkers use the question “you good?” for a far greater variety of situations than most. One way I’ve seen it employed as a form of...

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Sam Darling

May 6, 20194 min read

An actor’s life for me, crap

I made an off-hand comment to an educator and watched her eyes light up with understanding. In the hopes that it could help some other...

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Sam Darling

Apr 22, 20194 min read

MomChoir & finding your soulmate

I’ve been fortunate enough to have a partner who supports my creative endeavors and does everything he can to allow me space and time to...

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Sam Darling

Apr 17, 20191 min read

Reframe anything

The kids at school have started to tear apart this stone wall. As I was silently reflecting on how stone walls are some of the most...

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Sam Darling

Apr 8, 20191 min read

Eat some bugs

I attended the Healthy Family Expo with my youngest and we partook of a number of free samples. I realized later that if the kid were to...

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