Kern Carter – Medium

Published in CRY Magazine

·4 days ago

Call for Submissions — When Was the Last Time You Cried?

Crying is such a unique action. We can cry while feeling sad, angry, scared, joyful, hopeful or frustrated. Not sure if you know this, but that’s the reason this magazine is called CRY. It’s the only action that is consistent with every emotion, and when we share stories, we want…

Newsletter

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Published in CRY Magazine

·May 5

We’re making some changes

Hello CRY family, We’re making some changes to this newsletter. First, we want to be clear that this will only impact the newsletter and not CRY Magazine itself. That said, we’re going to be doing things a bit differently. We have moved the content portion of this newsletter over to…

Newsletter

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Published in CRY Magazine

·May 2

Call For Submissions — What’s Your Biggest Struggle

I know the title is asking what “is” your biggest struggle, but feel free to tell us what “was” your biggest struggle. It would be great to hear stories of overcoming struggle along with stories of those of you who are still going through it. If I had to answer…

Newsletter

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May 2

I’m over this buying a house thing

“Hello, my name is Kern Carter, and I am not a homeowner.” That’s right, I am not yet a homeowner. And guess what, I don’t care. I’m so over it. About a year ago, I sent out a newsletter talking about my journey to homeownership. By now, I thought I’d…

Life

3 min read

Published in CRY Magazine

·Apr 25

Call For Submissions — Your Life Without Writing

I think about this from time to time; what would my life be without writing? What would I do? Who would I be? Writing has helped me express my thoughts in ways I could never do verbally. …

Writing

1 min read

Published in CRY Magazine

·Apr 19

Writers Building Community — It’s Necessary

My favourite event to attend in Toronto over the past year is Liveations. It’s an invite-only gathering exclusively for artists started by a girl named Ri. What she does is connect organically with artists around the city, rent out spots we can gather, and encourages each artist she invites to…

Community

3 min read

Apr 18

I witnessed the power of storytelling in action

Over the weekend, I saw Zanzibar trending on Twitter and didn’t think much of it when I clicked the prompt. Little did I know what I was in for. Through a detailed thread, a young woman described an incident at a hotel in Zanzibar where she was sexually abused by…

Storytelling

3 min read

Published in CRY Magazine

·Apr 18

Call For Submissions — Forgiving Yourself

When we normally speak of forgiveness, it typically involves someone else. We’ve all been through shit, and if you want to keep anyone in your life, forgiveness is something you’ll need to get accustomed to. As many times as you’ve felt you’ve been wronged in your life, there are likely…

Forgiveness

1 min read

Apr 9

This is more than a book launch

Today, my new novel Boys And Girls Screaming is officially out. My book launch is on Tuesday, April 12 from 6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. EST. Book Launch: Boys and Girls Screaming by Kern Carter w/ host Kayla Greaves Eventbrite - Cormorant Books Inc. presents Book Launch: Boys and Girls Screaming by Kern Carter w/ host Kayla Greaves …www.eventbrite.ca Last night, I sat outside and let my mind reflect on what this really means to me. I dreamt of this day. I don’t…

Books

2 min read

Published in CRY Magazine

·Apr 6

Write Like You’re Putting On A Show

When I sit down to write every morning — be it pages of my novel or short pieces like this one — I’m thinking of how it will be received. I’m punctuating my sentences to create a certain rhythm or structuring my story arc to build the tension necessary to…

Writing

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