Find out more about my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket
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.)
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 will be reading from my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket on March 24 at Mission Point House in Davis Bay, BC. This free public event is part of the monthly writing events hosted by the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society. I like what BC BookWorld has said about my book: “Above all,…
A snowstorm didn’t stop our Feb. 25 Heritage Week literary event, held at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives in Gibsons. I enjoyed giving a presentation about Muriel Wylie Blanchet, author of the classic West Coast boating tale The Curve of Time. Many thanks to Michael Gurney of The Coast Reporter for his coverage of the…
Wednesday, OCTOBER 12 to NOVEMBER 2 (four Wednesdays) Nature’s four seasons offer powerful metaphors for the human journey or spiritual quest. This fun and creative workshop will prompt you to explore the joys and challenges of your inner world, using symbols and words that “speak” to you. Celebrate your life. Discover the techniques of top…
Along with puppets and fun props, I’ll be reading Six Stinky Feet and a Sasquatch at Gibsons Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 15. Bring the kids for this free 10:30 am event, and they can draw and colour their own Bigfoot character, with a show and tell and Q&A. I’ll have books available for sale…
I was honoured to organize and host an April 15 screening of the documentary Salam Neighbor in Sechelt, BC. This by-donation event, held at St. Hilda’s Church, raised $887, which will go to the Syrian Refugee Sponsorship Committee and two other groups on the Lower Sunshine Coast working to bring Syrian refugee families to this…