Memoir writing workshop at Gambier Island B&B
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.
Find out more about my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket
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.
Most Canadians consider Sir John A. Macdonald, the nation’s first prime minister, as “the Father of Confederation.” But this crusty politician, an ancestor of mine on my mother’s side, might well be called “father of residential schools.” Want to learn how his policies launched aboriginal children into decades of forced assimilation and abuse? Read my opinion piece “Macdonald’s legacy not…
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….
I’m joining a host of local Sunshine Coast writers who will give five-minute readings on the topic of “family.” I’ll be reading the opening pages of my memoir-in-progress No Letter in Your Pocket. Doors open at 7 p.m., readings begin at 7:30 p.m. The Arts Building is at 464 South Fletcher in lower Gibsons, next…
I will be on hand to sign copies of Vancouver’s Glory Years at Woods Showcase, 2 p.m., Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, BC
I’m delighted to offer my first SoulCollage(R) workshop since before COVID. This free public session, “Discover the Power of Archetypes: Intro to SoulCollage(R),” will be held on Friday, March 28 in qathet at Powell River Public Library, from 2 to 5 pm. Celebrate yourself through the fun, intuitive process of SoulCollage®, a dynamic process based…
John Preissl and Laurie Beeman in their Secret Cove, BC yard It was a joy to meet and interview the talented couple Laurie Beeman and John Preissl for the summer 2026 issue of Sunshine Coast Life magazine. Their life is filled with Indigenous tours, traditional foods and plant knowledge, stained-glass-and-wood art, scenic photography, and film…