Arts & Culture

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…