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Justin Shaw
Aug 10, 20213 min read
Justin Shaw
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...
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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!
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Justin Shaw
May 7, 20216 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20206 min read
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, 20207 min read
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, 20207 min read
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, 20205 min read
You Can’t Go Home
What is the cure for homesickness?
Justin Shaw
Jun 20, 20201 min read
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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