Find out more about my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket
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 event and to the Museum for hosting. Click here to see a group photo and read his article.
I enjoyed my recent chat with Nelia Hutt, host of the Apple podcast Giving Starts With You, based in Barrie, Ont. Under the topic Writing As a Transformational Tool, I discussed how I help others find their voice when writing about traumatic events. I shared my experiences writing the incest memoir No Letter in Your…
As the world still reels over the horrifying news that the late Nobel-prize-winning author Alice Munro supported, and remained with, her second husband who sexually abused her daughter, I have decided to weigh in. This is part one of a three-part response. Munro’s behaviour didn’t surprise me. Like my mother, she grew up in the…
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…
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.
As part of the Words and Image exhibition at Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) in Gibsons, BC, I will read from my memoir-in-progress and other short writing excerpts and give a brief presentation of slides from India. Time: Saturday, 2 p.m. Place: GPAG, 287 Gower Point Road, Gibsons, BC Contact gpag@dccnet.com or phone 604-886-0531
I’m pleased to be appearing again at the Annual Art & Words Festival. I’ll be sharing the poem I wrote inspired by local photographer Karen Morgenstern. Her image appears on this year’s festival T-shirts and I love it. Come out and hear dozens of writers read and discuss their collaborative team work with a local…