Francine Cunningham
Publication: Book reviews!
I have recently reviewed two books for Prism Literary Magazine. They were my first books reviews, ever, other than what I do here on my...
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Francine Cunningham
Francine Cunningham
Mar 21, 20193 min read
Life update: post summer 2016
Hey! It's me! I am blogging again. Hopefully. So this summer has been pretty OK. I went on a trip to Montreal, my first visit to the city...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20191 min read
LISTEN: ‘Nipiy’ a poem by Francine and Myrtle
Water is Love, Medicine, Spirit, Balance A poem written by Francine Cunningham with Cree translations by Myrtle Calahasian. I wrote this...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20193 min read
When I grow up (2016)
You know what's kinda cool? I realized today that I am doing the things that I dreamed I would be doing when I grew up. I always wanted...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20192 min read
One small thing in 2016
So I've decided something. The only way that I am going to be able to do the things that I want is to just start doing them. For some...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20193 min read
Just some thoughts on submitting in 2015
So today I was thinking about submitting. Last year felt like a lot of rejection letters and I was feeling a little bummed so I decided...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20191 min read
What I read in December 2015
LAST MONTH of the year! How did I do? Not that great. I spent this month working and watching christmas movies. So many Christmas movies....
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20191 min read
MFA: Graduating finally!
I officially graduated from UBC this fall with my Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing. It was such an amazing four year...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20191 min read
What I read in November 2015
Ack! Another tiny reading month. Forty Three, Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis. Loved it! This book only took an afternoon to read and was...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20191 min read
PUBLICATION: Short Story "The Places In-Between"
I have a story out in the sixth issue of The Quilliad a independent literary magazine in Toronto. Its one of my ghost stories and is in...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20192 min read
What I read in October 2015
THIS WAS A YOUNG ADULT (YA) MONTH and it was so exciting it deserved caps. I love YA. All my long form writing has, so far, been YA. It...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20191 min read
What I read in September 2015
Talk about slow reading month. Wowsers. I was busy. I was travelling. I started watching Mad Man and Under the Dome. Explanation? Kinda....
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20191 min read
What I read in August
I didn't do a lot of book reading this month. Instead I read all the lit mags that have been silently stacking up in my house. So many...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20191 min read
Publication: Short story "Pornorama"
I have a new story published over at The Puritan . It is called Pornoramaand is based in Fort McMurray, Alberta. I love this story. It...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20192 min read
Movie music for writing
If you're like me you need to listen to music while you're writing. Somedays I can have on stuff with lyrics but most days I need not to...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20195 min read
Writing for the end of the world
I love end of the world stories. So much. I write a lot of them too. I'm working on a short story collection and I'd say 75% of the...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20194 min read
Favourite books from my childhood
I've always loved reading. Since I can remember, staying up way too late with a book has been my life. I was thinking recently about the...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20193 min read
What I read in July
This month was a bit slow on the reading front. I had such a huge stack! Ah well, next month. I have my Goodreads Goal set for 80 books...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20192 min read
Life: mid-summer version
Lets see, my summer so far has been writing, swimming, reading, painting, gardening and binge watching TV shows. And then a two week...
Francine Cunningham
Mar 18, 20191 min read
PUBLICATION: Hamilton Arts and Letters
I have some new poetry up on Hamilton Arts and Letters, there is even one about that time I went on a juice fast. Enjoy! Poems, yah!
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