island boy

no one should be an island unto themselves.

Welcome to my public journal!

This is a space I have created to share my thoughts and reflections about growing up on Prince Edward Island, as well as any other musings that come to mind. Happy reading!

Justin Shaw

Aug 23, 2022
4 min

Driving with Lorne Elliott

Justin Shaw

Aug 10, 2021
3 min

REVIEW: The Green Knight

Justin Shaw

Jun 25, 2021
3 min

The Valedictorian Speech

Justin Shaw

Aug 23, 2022
4 min

Driving with Lorne Elliott

As we pull up to another red light, my mind is busy piecing together the fragments of a newly rewritten scene. I’m not sure if it was the...

Justin Shaw

May 7, 2021
6 min

The Family Touchstone

Every Friday in Pooles Corner, Prince Edward Island, three Shaws could be spotted in the corner of The Whim Inn restaurant. An unknowing...

Justin Shaw

Apr 26, 2021
7 min

How We Produced a Show in 61 Days

The balance of trust when working with a colleague can be challenging, but perhaps all the more challenging when working with a friend....

Justin Shaw

Apr 15, 2021
4 min

Why I Don't Have a Driver's Licence

Recently in a group discussion, a friend mine admitted she did not have a driver’s licence. Imagine: a fully capable adult without a...

Justin Shaw

Apr 1, 2021
5 min

The Theatre and The Ghost

The act of going out to the theatre used to feel like a holiday. There’s a festive spirit in the air, people are generally happy to be...

Justin Shaw

Nov 26, 2020
1 min

My First Memory

I was five years old and going with my dad to get some carpentry materials from a warehouse that belonged to a friend of his. In the...

Justin Shaw

Aug 24, 2020
3 min

The Honeymoon Phase

“If we were in a plane crash and I died, would you eat me to survive?” After I asked my partner this question on an afternoon drive, I...

Justin Shaw

Jul 27, 2020
6 min

The Moment of Surrender

Music can make you aware of feelings you didn’t know you had. All it took was an asthma attack at my sister’s wedding to prove it to me....

Justin Shaw

Jul 20, 2020
7 min

The Great Exchange

There are many words I’d use to describe my Mom, such as provider, caregiver, and joker; however, the word ‘fighter’ is not one that...

Justin Shaw

Jul 13, 2020
7 min

The Secret Language

Every time I return home to visit my parents in New Perth, Prince Edward Island, I can’t help but marvel at how so much feels the same....

Justin Shaw

Jul 6, 2020
5 min

You Can’t Go Home

What is the cure for homesickness?

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Justin Shaw

Jun 20, 2020
1 min

This is Justin's journal (but you can read it)

So it's finally happened. I am making the bold leap into 2009 and starting a blog. I believe with that with every experience life has to...

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island boy

no one should be an island unto themselves.