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  #ScribesAndMakers for August 4: What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word troll? I hear Sean Bean in my head, wearily saying "They have a cave troll."

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  #LoveMakeShare 5. Scope creep affects us all. Have you ever managed to perfectly scope a project that could easily have gotten out of control? Since I'm in a "making games" mode, I'm thinking back to this project the kids and I did ages ago. My wife loved playing (and watching her dad play) the OG Zelda as a kid, so we made her a little video game for Christmas that was part top-down adventure, part JRPG, and part escape room, at the end of which she would get...

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  #LoveMakeShare for May 6, 2026: Share a recent book or article that you loved! Not a recent article, but one I discovered recently. I've been thinking about old edutainment properties a lot lately, as I try to design an enriching and safe digital environment for my littlest. The fact that an entire lucrative genre of software disappeared basically overnight still baffles me, and the avalanche of freemium web-based tools that have come since really don't scratch the same itch....

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  A late #LoveMakeShare for May 7, 2026: We’ve all got a white whale of a project. What’s yours? I have many. I'll pick out one in particular that I was thinking of recently because I saw a video on my feed about cancelled Nintendo projects, and it reminded me that at one time, I was going to pack a SNES, an HDMI hardware upscaler, and some wireless adapters into a SNES-inspired case made of angular, laser-cut smoke black clear acrylic, with some engravings and LEDs inside. The case desi...

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  God help me, I fired up Star Wars: Galaxies. #gaming #SWGLegends

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  I have been so charmed by participating in hashtag games like #ScribesAndMakers and #WritersCoffeeClub that I thought it would be fun to kick off a new one! And so: introducing #LoveMakeShare, a new hashtag game! I hope it will explore some of the things I value most about being a maker: experimentation, self-reflection, project-based learning, and the ways that the things we create form bonds between us. And I can't wait to learn all about you. https://lovemakeshare.ca/2026/05/01/int...

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  #WritersCoffeeClub for May 1: Workers' Day: What can we do to support and protect other writers, not only now, but in the future as well? There are so many amazing answers here, so I'll just add: Instill the joy of reading in your kids. Model using the library. Model reading both physical books and ebooks instead of being on your phone. Read together, often. Try books that are new to both you and your kiddo. Give books as gifts. Write together. A love of reading and books is a lear...

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  I was so convinced that #Artemis2 was launching today that I started planning a little launch party for the littlest. I guess the real April Fool's prank is that it's not actually April yet! Maybe we go buy a new model rocket kit after school as a consolation prize. #NASA #Space #modelrockets #rocketry

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  Buzzing about the #Artemis2 lunar flyby and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen's words: “From the cabin of Integrity here, as we surpass the furthest distance humans have ever traveled from planet Earth, we do so in honoring the extraordinary efforts and feats of our predecessors in human space exploration. We will continue our journey even further into space before Mother Earth succeeds in pulling us back to everything that we hold dear. But we most importantly choose this moment to challeng...

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  Still in full "moon-joy" mode over here about #Artemis2. I'm also working on a video (or maybe a couple!) about building and flying our first model rocket (and designing our own too!) with my 6-year-old. Anything you're curious about? I can answer here, and if you're curious it might be good to address in the video for others, too! https://sunny.garden/@lovemakeshare/116287658307003723 #maker #ScribesandMakers #STEM #parenting

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  Absolutely captivated by #Artemis2 this whole time. Can't get over how successful that flight was. Relieved and delighted that the crew is safe and happy. And now - onward!

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  #WritersCoffeeClub April 20. What have you tried to immortalise in your writing? Silver linings, I suppose. The beauty we find in grief. Joy, defiant joy, in the face of adversity. Love and family in different forms, even when they're complicated. Perseverence. Growth. I am nothing if not consistent in being a bit of a Pollyanna.

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  Catching up on #WritersCoffeeClub for April 19: How can prose achieve lyricism without verse structure? I know that Aaron Sorkin is "cringe" in 2026 or whatever, but the way he intentionally writes dialogue to be musical should be studied by anyone who likes the idea of lyrical prose. Call & response, repeated phrases first by one speaker and then by another, punctuating phrases, line length, whitespace and silences, contrasts in intensity, rises and falls, varying r...

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  Good morning makers! New video alert! Inspired by Artemis II, I decided to build and fly a model rocket with my six-year old - and the project really took off (if you'll excuse the pun)! Suddenly, it's not just one kit - it's Kerbal Space Program, IRL edition. And we're having a blast. Come discover our own version of "moon joy" with us. And if you haven't flown rockets before, I think you should start. https://youtu.be/jXNIX1ASCQo?si...