Hi
This is a newsletter written by me, Liz Colville. I’m a writer, endurance athlete, advertising creative, and mother based in Nova Scotia.
My fiction has appeared in The Southampton Review, The Oddville Press, and pioneertown. I’ve also written criticism for NPR, The San Francisco Chronicle, Pitchfork, Stylus, Paper, The Economist, and others. I’ve written poetry and other, sillier things for Lungfull!, Abe’s Penny, The Awl, and The Hairpin.
In my other life I’m a runner who likes to do ultras, and likes to train for said ultras by running, cycling, and swimming. After years of doing road races while in NYC, I found trail, mountain and ultra races. Trails are where I’m happiest!
In my other other life I’m a creative director. I’ve worked at Peloton (as the director of copy) and for ad agencies including VaynerMedia. I lived in NYC for 12 years before relocating to Nova Scotia in 2019. (“I lived in NYC for 12 years before relocating to Nova Scotia” sounds like an acceptable premise for this substack now that I think about it??)
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I write about the writing, running and mothering life, usually infused with whatever music I’m listening to at the moment. Place also looms large in my writing. I have moved 10 times in my life, with NYC being by far the longest I ever spent anywhere (OK make that 20 times due to all the NYC apartments). Nova Scotia is now home for good, and that is a daunting yet beautiful fact that I think and write about a lot. The newsletter also contains original illustrations, photography, and sometimes playlists.
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