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What are the challenges of writing about trauma, whether it’s sexual abuse, incest, or a life-altering illness? How do you connect with others through a personal story of crisis? These are some of the topics to be addressed next month at an event I’m co-hosting. Manitoba author Donna Besel and I are presenting a panel discussion…
I’ll be selling my books and staffing a table at Word Vancouver this Sunday, Sept. 28 outside the downtown public library. Come by and chat any time between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Word Vancouver is hosting a variety of readings and other events Sept. 24 to 27 at venues around the city, including Joy…
I’m hosting my first drop-in session of SoulCollage(R) on Saturday, June 28 at beautiful Mission Point House in Davis Bay. Enjoy the gorgeous waterfront views, forest shade, and tall cedars and Douglas firs while creating art that reflects a deeper you. This is NOT a structured workshop. Those already familiar with SoulCollage are welcome to…
Books. Musical and environmental DVDs. A funny essay about raccoons. A landlocked mermaid. . . Besides the Arts and Culture page that you’re viewing right now, my website features a lot more of my published work such as Book Reviews, Personal Essays, Corporate content and so on. So, stay tuned and do not adjust your…
Since 2009, I have blogged weekly on many Arts and Culture subjects, including TV and Film, Writing, and the Creative Process. Click here to read on my blog about Writing Click here to read on my blog about Creativity Click here to read on my blog about Film and TV Why not subscribe to my…
A member of the Cultural Creative Network,TM I am part of today’s thriving Cultural Creatives movement. Who are we? More than 50 million people in North America and Europe are “redefining what success means, away from success at work and making a lot of money, toward a more soulful life focused on personal fulfillment, social conscience,…
I wrote about the arts and entertainment scene in Vancouver, BC, Canada for the 2009 guidebook Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler, produced by Formac Publishing. Click here to read the article.
While a freelance writer and photographer for Sunshine Coast Life magazine in 2007-08, I wrote features about a variety of artists. Here are two examples of published profiles: Celso Machado: His Brazilian beat thrums through world instruments (Sunshine Coast Life magazine) Carver Bradley Hunt and his sons cherish their Pacific Northwest Coast native art traditions (Sunshine…
As a freelance writer for Seattle-based PhotoMedia magazine in 2004-05, I had the privilege of interviewing a number of superb professional photographers and writing features that showcased their work. Here are two of my published articles in PhotoMedia: John Lund: Empire of the silly (Sept. 12, 2004) Top photography in black and white: “Bruce Barnbaum and…
Those who earn their living in the arts face a constant challenge between survival and visionary muse. How do you follow your creative passion while still remaining financially viable? I profiled three Vancouver, BC visionaries—ice painter Gord Halloran, balloon artist Sylvia Matthies, and food carver Manun Wondyai—in the spring 2004 issue of PeopleTalk…
In 2004, I co-wrote, with Steve Rosenberg, the short film Corona Station, which aired on Bravo! TV and was screened in the Vancouver International Film Festival. The movie features two violinists—a classical and Roma player, respectively—vying against each other to attract the attention of a woman in an Edmonton subway station. Click here to find…
Over three decades, I have written about arts and culture topics for at least two dozen publications. These include magazines and newspapers from coast to coast in Canada, and several in the U.S.: The Vancouver Sun The Edmonton Journal The Georgia Straight BC BookWorld BC Parent Canadian Geographic Common Ground (Vancouver) Herizons Quill & Quire…
“I enjoyed your profile of me. Frequently, I feel that such things are about somebody else entirely, but in yours I did recognize myself talking quite loud and clear! Thanks, and I hope that we can meet again.” — Ursula Le Guin, in a note sent to me on her letterhead I thoroughly enjoyed…
I was delighted to interview author and poet Deena Metzger for a feature in the winter 1996 issue of Herizons, Canada’s feminist magazine. Click this Deena Metzger link to read my feature The Power of Writing: A Workshop with Deena Metzger. Since then, I’ve met Deena three more times at different U.S. conferences over the…
I created a press kit, wrote promotional materials, and provided additional lyrics on the CD Kid at Heart for U.S. entertainer Persephone Dimson. Owner of Demeter Music, this Arizona-based musician hosts children’s live music shows, provides multi-genre solo performances for people of all ages, and is a trained music therapist.
The Theatre Street Youth Society, thanks to funding from VanCity Savings Credit Union, transformed the lives of at-risk teens through art, performance, and a job readiness program. I wrote about this success story in the 1990s for Vancity’s newsletter Working Dollars. A Vancity member for many decades, I applaud the credit union’s policies of self-reliance, social…