{"id":2118,"date":"2013-06-08T06:25:57","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T10:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2013-06-04T02:13:22","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T06:13:22","slug":"montreal-bloggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/montreal-bloggers\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Bloggers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montreal Bloggers<\/h1>\n

There are three sorts of Bloggers in Montreal: people who write about the city; people who focus on issues, like ecology or allergies; and writers who live in the city but talk about other things.<\/p>\n

This column focuses on several independent writers who are conducting a series of experiments with their blogs.<\/p>\n

Beverly Akerman alternates political commentary with reviews of books and television shows. My all-time favourite column is also one of her most recent, in which she compares the political careers of Andr\u00e9 Boisclair and Philippe Couillard. You\u2019ve got to read it at: http:\/\/beverlyakerman.blogspot.ca\/2013\/03\/column-on-philippe-couillard-proves-don.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Billy Shield has created a graphic novel called Paradox Island to comment on all the inconsistencies he notices. He\u2019s a busy television journalist so he doesn\u2019t update it, but the issues he\u2019s done so far are worth reading at http:\/\/islandparadox.blogspot.ca\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Heather Grace Stewart is a poet who writes about family life, politics and her muse at http:\/\/heathergracestewart.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Julie Barlow and Jean Beno\u00eet Nadeau, the authors of the Story of French and the Story of Spanish, are adding lots of humour to their blog, which is otherwise a serious compendium of their work. Check out http:\/\/nadeaubarlow.com\/en\/home\/<\/a> for a fun read.<\/p>\n

Marijke: nurse turned writer has created an attention-grabbing health news site at http:\/\/medhealthwriter.blogspot.ca\/<\/a>. Most posts provide healthy lifestyle hints, but others ask compelling questions about society.<\/p>\n

Mary Soderstrom has been writing about ecology, society and community in a series of essays she calls Recreating Eden. Her blog is up at http:\/\/marysoderstrom.blogspot.ca\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Robert Frank is creating a Montreal-area news service with community articles by various journals around town at http:\/\/www.newscoverage.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Montreal Bloggers There are three sorts of Bloggers in Montreal: people who write about the city; people who focus on issues, like ecology or allergies; and writers who live in the city but talk about other things. This column focuses on several independent writers who are conducting a series of experiments with their blogs. 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