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Survivor 49: Rizo might not win, but should he?

Season 49 of Survivor has been dominated by three players. Sophie Balerdi was perhaps the standout of the pre-merge portion of the game, and once she linked up with Rizo and Savannah at the swap, they formed an unbreakable bond that has now carried them all the way into the final five. This has been…
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Savannah, Sophie & Rizo have formed one of the greatest alliances in Survivor history

Across the entire pre-merge of Survivor 49, we were given a very clear story-line. Savannah and Rizo don’t love Jawan and Sage. They’d rather vote them out than bring them into a well functioning alliance. If Uli had lost an immunity challenge before the merge, Jawan or Sage would have gone home. Sage could sense…
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The Kindness Backpack

If you read my previous piece on the superpowered mom, you will already know that I’ve developed a list of fun questions to ask kids that encourage them to think outside the box and identify what they value in life. One of my recent favourites involves a magical backpack. The question: If you had a…
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If my mother had a superpower…

In recent weeks, I’ve started to play a game with the children I work with. The game works like this: I ask them a crazy question, they think of the best answer they can. I then select the winner based on the depth and breadth of their answers, and we go again. One of my…
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The Daily Write-Off

I need a “topic” or an “idea”. Something that readers will actually find worthy of their time. Something that genuinely excites me to write. Of course, there are many ways around my array of motivational issues. One is to just start writing, even without a topic, and to not let the pen (or hands) leave…