Author: Mathieu Powell

It’s true. Rejection is an inevitable consequence for anyone who dares to reveal themselves to the world with their writing. It sucks and it’s painful, but how we deal with it will define our writing career.

  All the women in my family seem to be travelling and I’m compelled to speak out! My mom is heading back to the Bahamas with her friends – all women. Yesterday she called to let me know where her important documents are stored in the event of an emergency. She ended her conversation by […]

Christmas is a time for friends, family, and celebration. A time to remember how blessed and loved we are, and to remind those we love how much they mean to us.

“I didn’t even know cyclists could get a speeding ticket,” said a woman nabbed for speeding through a school zone on Wednesday.

Mathieu Powell. Writing Impacts. Greater Victoria is replete with parks and walking paths. Some, like buried treasures, are hidden away and not easy to find. I found one such park is located 13 km west of downtown Victoria – about a 30 minute drive. It was a perfect escape whenever I needed to take a […]

How Will I Teach My Children To Save The World When I Can’t Even Save My Own Back Yard?

by Mathieu Powell. Writing Impacts. Chris Benesch told me I could still be green after I shuffled off this mortal coil. Being the environmentally conscious guy that I am, I was intrigued.  

by Mathieu Powell. Writing Impacts. If you want to plan a family camping trip before the end of the summer, consider Gordon Bay Provincial Park. It’s a classic, west coast campground and beach situated on Lake Cowichan about an hour and a half outside of Victoria. The campground is situated under an impressive canopy of […]

by Mathieu Powell. Writing Impacts. Mac McCleary said, “Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.” That’s especially true in a traffic jam. Life is good on Vancouver Island. We have only one traffic jam, but it’s a hell of a big one. Vancouver Islanders who work […]

by Mathieu Powell Writing Impacts Want to see something as a family that will completely entrance your kids, (and pleasantly surprise parents too?) Check out the second annual Shakespeare By The Sea down at Clover Point. My family and I attended on July 9th and we enjoyed a quality, albeit wind whipped rendition of Hamlet.