Craig Spence Writer

Category: The Writer’s Life

  • Sea Lions in Chemainus Bay

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    Every spring, they arrive, heaving themselves out of the salty sea and waddling onto the log booms of Chemainus Bay. For days, we’d heard them barking, a cacophony of fierce declarations about who owns what and—just as importantly—who doesn’t. Their ceaseless honking reminded us of our kayaks, stowed in the garage. They hadn’t yet been…

  • Life from a writer’s POV

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    What’s the difference between a job and a vocation? A job is what you do; a vocation defines you.A job is something you can change; a vocation changes you.A job is done for the money; a vocation isn’t about the money.A job takes time; a vocation fills it.You can take time off work; there’s no…