Find out more about my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket
I will be signing copies of Vancouver’s Glory Years at Woods Christmas Store, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, BC from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
I’m covering screenwriting for short drama and documentaries (personal narratives and issues-based videos) for grade 12 students at Powell River Digital Film School, Powell River, BC. 9 to 3 p.m.
The new Art & Words anthology features fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by more than a dozen BC Sunshine Coast writers, along with accompanying artists. Writers and artists were paired at random to collaborate on an exhibited piece: either the writer wrote something inspired by the artist’s creation or vice-versa. The book contains my poem “The…
I’ll be one of the presenters at the Feb. 21 Pecha Kucha evening at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt. Screening 20 images from my 800-kilometre walk, I’ll discuss the memorials en route and how the pathway invites contemplation regarding death and eternal life. The event begins at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7:30….
I was honoured to organize and host Canada’s first Mentors in Violence Prevention program in Sechelt, BC on May 5. Here’s a story that I wrote for the local media: A former B.C. Lions player, open discussions and hands-on scenarios recently helped about 40 local high school students learn what words and actions can…
Some have called author Alice Munro a “feminist icon.” The devastating revelations about how she stuck by her second husband who sexually abused her daughter Andrea certainly show otherwise. Again, this does not surprise me. I consider myself a feminist and yet even so-called ones, presumably evolved beyond misogynistic values and role rigidity, can reflect…
Have you thought of writing a memoir but don’t know where to start? Are you in the middle of writing one but feel stuck? I can help writers at any stage of the process. Find out lots of helpful tips at my free workshop “Writing a Memoir: Do You Dare?” on Saturday, Oct. 14 at…