Interview on Swiss consulate website
An interview with me regarding my year of college and work in Switzerland in 1976-77 appears on the website of the Swiss consulate in Vancouver, BC. Click here to read it and see related photographs.
Find out more about my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket
An interview with me regarding my year of college and work in Switzerland in 1976-77 appears on the website of the Swiss consulate in Vancouver, BC. Click here to read it and see related photographs.
Artesia Coffeehouse attendees will get a sneak preview of my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket on April 7 at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt, BC. I’ll be giving a seven-minute reading from my memoir about my visit to the erotic sandstone temples in Khajuraho, India in 1991. This will be from chapter…
I’ll be hosting a Memoir Writing Workshop at Gabriels on Gambier Retreat, Gambier Island, BC, 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, please call me at 1-800-601-5611.
I’ll be teaching “Writing Short Documentaries” and helping students brainstorm a group documentary project from Feb. 27 to March 2 in Powell River. This is an annual appearance I make as an instructor at Powell River Digital Film School. Every year, the content varies, depending on the wishes of school founder and director Tony Papa….
Nov. 18 and 19 Christmas Craft Fair, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, BC Gracie is coming to Gibsons. I’ll have a display table on Friday, Nov. 18 at the Christmas Craft Fair at Sunnycrest Mall, running from 4 p.m. to closing. The next day, I’ll be back at the mall all day, from 9 a.m. to closing….
Had a great time April 7-9 at the Powell River Digital Film School teaching high school students how to write short documentaries and dramas. They pitched film ideas for a three-minute profile, and school director Tony Papa and I critiqued them. I screened a variety of short videos, from mockumentaries to Academy-award-winners. Lots of stimulating…
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…