A New Year
The last few weeks, I’ve been away from all forms of social media. I haven’t blogged, been on Twitter or even checked Facebook. Truth is, I’ve hardly even been on …
December 6, 1989, Remembered
I was a first-year university student, away from home for the first time at the University of Victoria, the day Marc Lepine massacred fourteen women and injured many others before …
Mashups
It’s a professional day here in our school district, which means I have the girl at home and am doing low-attention catch-up tasks today rather than diving deeply into any …
Lessons in Storytelling
I had the pleasure of hearing Ivan Coyote speak at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in October. She’s fabulous. Before and since then, I’ve watched several of her performances on …
Remembrance Day
No matter what your opinion of war or of the military, today is about remembrance, not politics. Every one of the people who has given their lives to military service …
On Balance
It’s a new year of sorts, for me. In my world, September has always seemed like the start of a new year, even more than January 1, no doubt because …
Memorable Days
It’s ten o’clock on a Wednesday night, and I’m listening to mellow music and drinking a glass of wine. I should go to bed early, because I’m tired, but it’s …
Out and About on the Internet
I am up to my crossed, bloodshot eyes in SiWC contest entries at the moment. I should, in fact, be reading them right this minute. This is what is known …
You Say It's Your Birthday…
9/11 memorial blog posts, retrospective TV shows, and new articles are all over the media this week, as I knew they would be. Many of them mention the “almost ten …
A Writer's Mind… or Where do you get your ideas? (I know. Sorry!)
Work – in the form of my position as conference coordinator for the Surrey International Writers’ Conference – has been nuts, and is likely to stay that way until after …
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