Courtney Symons 🌻
@CourtneySymons
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✍🏼 Senior Writer @Shopify. Author of Once, We Were Stolen. Passionate haikuist. What should I read next?
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined June 2011
Our team @Shopify is hiring - we're looking for an excellent writer with creative storytelling skills. Take a look if you're interested:
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I’m about to start a new creative project and in preparation for it, I’d love to know: what’s the best life advice you’ve ever been given? A rule of thumb, a pearl of wisdom, a practical lesson that has made a difference in your life… I’d love to hear it!
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The decision to become a mother was really difficult for me. I have a hunch that many other women feel this way, we just don't really talk about it. I wrote this book for me, but I'm hopeful it will help those women too. https://t.co/epBVe4hhPj
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Graphic card makes it look like 2022 but I swear it's 2023 🙄
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Have you heard of @JanesWalkOttawa? It's a festival of free walking tours all over #Ottawa on May 6-7. I'm looking for volunteers to keep walkers together & safe. Get outside, meet great people, & explore neat pockets of the city! 💚
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Jane’s Walk is a festival of free neighbourhood walking tours given by locals who care passionately about where they live, work and play. It's a pedestrian-focused event that improves urban literacy...
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The people of Ottawa deserve a fair and balanced response to the issues. We need a new, non-partisan, collaborative approach, without ideology. And that’s exactly the approach I’ve taken throughout my career. Help me bring change to Ottawa City Hall: https://t.co/810fYEE0l0
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I am speechless/furious/confused by today’s news. Itching to sit down with anyone who thinks this overturn is a good idea. Common sense, logical thinking, compassion… any one of these would lead you to understand this is a horrific clawback of fundamental human rights, no?!?
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The tallest tree in Wales got damaged by a storm and was supposed to be cut down, instead chainsaw artist Simon O'Rourke found a better solution to symbolize the tree’s last attempt to reach the sky. #artnature #PlantATree
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We're hiring a Senior Writer to help us tell incredible stories about @Shopify, our merchants, and our products. If out-of-the-box creative storytelling is your thing, you should apply! Know someone who would be a great fit? Pass it along. Thanks all!
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Dear @craigmillr, I just removed ~80% of the em dashes from the piece I'm currently working on and I naturally thought of you. Hope you're doing well!
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Favour to ask: I’m looking for home builder recommendations in/around Ottawa. We’re designing a new home after our house fire, and need a great builder to bring it to life. Really appreciate anything you can share! 💕
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Wordle 199 3/6 - okay I feel like I got lucky on this one but that was super fun! 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Shopify’s success stems directly from its heart and passion for entrepreneurs, and that heart was born in @tobi. Great peek behind the curtains at the man who has been the world’s greatest champion for the power of entrepreneurship. 💚
NEW COVER: Shopify’s Tobi Lütke has modeled himself the anti-Bezos—and transformed his quiet Canadian upstart into an e-commerce giant. How long will the formula keep working? https://t.co/YILEVVyXTG
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The Jeopardy fan girl in me is freaking out right now!
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I may be biased, but no magazine would be complete without a poem. And the fact that @Jaylene_C_Owens not only wrote it but brought it to life through spoken word still has me speechless. Have a listen; it’s incredibly powerful.
So excited to have my poem, "N.Y.C.E.O." featured in the first-ever #ShopifyMagazine, pg. 48! Thank you, @Shopify! I’m a proud New Yorker AND Shopify Merchant! I use their platform to sell my book, “AfroPoetic,” and other merch on my site, https://t.co/1MoheSLHeT.
#JCOPoetry
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Featuring @cocoandbreezy, @REVOLUNDIES, @ComingSoonNYC, @MikeyLikesItNY, @galenking, @Bathorium, @itsviviankaye, @emojibator, @NewYorkNico, @Jaylene_C_Owens, and so many more talented entrepreneurs.
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Shopify Magazine is brimming with entrepreneurship stories, 100+ Shopify merchants, and an epic holiday shopping guide. It’s free, and it’s out now. Limited edition, so get yours! Massive passion project that I’m thrilled to have brought to life with @ibsmeetsworld 💚
hot off the press: our first-ever Shopify Magazine. in this limited edition, we're talking all about New York City and its resilient entrepreneurs. swing by Shopify NY (131 Greene St) to pick up your FREE copy or get one right to your door at https://t.co/FRDyopLfFj
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