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My adult daughter, who finds a creative use for most things, says, “You are not artistic.” However, I reject that and insist that I am artistic. I AM a creative! My art is expressed through language and the written word. I write to explore my feelings and clarify my thoughts. Writing helps me unlock colour, shape, and sound from within. There's a rhythm and flow to my writing, with a baseline and harmony. More than just a creative outlet, writing serves as a connection to the

Words have always transported me. My mother, a full-time stay-at-home parent, was my first teacher. She had a gift for making stories...

Author and Founder of Spoken Black Girl Publishing Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson shares her journey to becoming a fiction writer.

As a typical millennial growing up in the 90s, I got swept up in playing many video games. Sonic, Mario, Zelda, Tomb Raider, even Ms. Pac-Man—you name it, I most likely played it. Funny enough, playing video games made me fall in love with storytelling. I loved the creative input of worldbuilding, the power of the characters, and the crazy, sometimes convoluted plotlines. Video games were a fun escape from homework and playing outside. I enjoyed tapping into imaginative world