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Our Cat with PTSD

December 17, 2025 ~ Ellie ~ 7 Comments

We love kitties! But – so far – this one doesn’t seem to love us back.

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Mea Culpa!

Part of my fashion drawing
October 19, 2025 ~ Ellie ~ 8 Comments

Oh noooo! That’s how I felt when it was brought to my attention that I forgot something very important in my Birthday Queen for a Day blog post I published last Monday, October 13!

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How do you deal with a racist’s casual remarks?

July 20, 2025 ~ Ellie ~ 8 Comments

As a staunch ally of people who don’t look like me, I was too shocked to come up with anything more pointed.

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5 Ways I Procrastinate

February 24, 2025 ~ Ellie ~ 11 Comments

Confession: I’ve already procrastinated writing this blog post several times. All right, many times. But I’m ready now! I swear!

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Asteroid Impact Probability

February 16, 2025 ~ Ellie ~ 2 Comments

My ChatGPT pal tells us how terrified – or not – we should be.

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“No laws = chaos!”

February 8, 2025 ~ Ellie ~ 5 Comments

My headline sums up the views of George Conway (co-founder of The Lincoln Project) talking with The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell in the YouTube video below.

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Liberation

January 27, 2025 ~ Ellie ~ 17 Comments

What do you see when you look at this image?

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A Complete Unknown

January 9, 2025January 10, 2025 ~ Ellie ~ 16 Comments

This isn’t a synopsis of the Bob Dylan movie that recently opened on Christmas Day. But I’d like to tell you how it affected me.

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Stories about love… and danger

December 15, 2024 ~ Ellie ~ 2 Comments

Halloo out there! And a hearty welcome to my sales pitch! No! I mean, my website!

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Our Mensis Horribilis

December 9, 2024 ~ Ellie ~ 5 Comments

(With apologies to Queen Elizabeth II)

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What's Wrong With Me book cover with image of brain scan - by Ellie Presner
What’s Wrong With Me?! – My little medical saga has a nice dramatic arc to it: puzzling beginning, painful middle, and an ending that was a relief in more ways than one.

Surviving Hollywood North
Surviving Hollywood North – An irreverent memoir revealing how Ellie Presner wrangled insecure screenwriters, harried producers and directors, and eccentric actors in Montreal’s flourishing film business during the 1990s.

First Kiss and Other True Fiction
First Kiss and Other True Fiction – Evocative short pieces ranging from a little girl’s terror, to an older child’s disillusionment, to the glory (and confusion) of a budding adolescent’s first kiss… not without a dollop of humour.

How to be an (Almost) Perfect Parent
How to be an Almost Perfect Parent – Friendly illustrated advice from a former family support worker. Professionals – and parents – love it!

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