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Nov. 26 and 27
I’ll be hosting a book table for Gracie’s Got a Secret at the Christmas Craft Fair at the Seaside Centre in Sechelt. I’ll be available from 9 a.m. on, both days. (On Saturday, Nov. 26, I’ll be leaving at 4:15 to get ready for my book launch that evening.)
As my late husband Frank McElroy was dying at home through 2018-19, it was tough to write about my challenges as a caregiver. Although I couldn’t distance myself from the ongoing experience, I wanted to describe both my conflicting emotions and the overwhelming support and generosity of my local community. The result became the essay…
I’ll be one of five contributors doing a short presentation and reading at the Vancouver, BC launch for Harbour Publishing’s Raincoast Chronicles 22 anthology. The book Saving Salmon, Sailors and Souls: Stories of Service on the BC Coast celebrates the people who have defined British Columbia coastal history since 1972. My feature covers the impact…
I will be signing and selling books at Sunnycrest Mall in Gibsons on Saturday, Dec. 5 from noon to 2 p.m. Look for my author banner and display table outside the Windows on the Water Gallery. The following sale items will be available: Vancouver’s Glory Years hardcopy book Gracie’s Got a Secret picture book Emails…
I’m pleased to be hosting a new workshop FROM GODDESS TO GAIA: Celebrate the Divine Feminine with SoulCollage(R) on Saturday, April 18 at a private home in Gibsons. This workshop, held from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., is open to anyone who wants to explore her deeper, feminine self. All materials are provided. We’ll briefly cover…
MW Book Publishing of Garden Bay, BC will be releasing my first children’s book, Gracie’s Got a Secret, in the fall of 2011. In Gracie’s Got a Secret, an impatient and feisty little goldfish named Gracie escapes her fishbowl and leaves her family, determined to share a secret with the outside world. Along the way,…
I’ll be teaching screenwriting short documentaries and dramas at Powell River Digital Film School in Powell River, BC from Feb. 24-27 inclusive. This will be my third visit to the school. I love helping the students with ideas and structure for their year-end video and giving them new ideas for projects. I learn a lot…