There is something about a walk in the forest to calm my senses. My mind is always whirling with what I’ve written and what I want to write as well…
A Life Lesson From Robert Frost
Freedom Is Not Free
Nov. 11th is Remembrance Day in Canada and others in the Commonwealth. It’s the day we honor our veterans and those we lost. It seems fitting then to tell you…
My Sabbatical
Though sabbaticals are technically two months or longer, I’ve decided to take a mini one, about four weeks off from my blog. I want time to reflect, research, write, and ruminate.…
Who Cares About The Mass Shootings in the USA?
I could be blogging about my writing life, but instead I’m writing about the mass shootings in the USA. I am so upset over last week’s mass shooting in Chicago…
The Knockdown Punch of Readers’ Reviews on Goodreads
A recent post by Porter Anderson on Jane Friedman’s blog caught my eye. In this article, entitled, When Bad Things (Seem To) Happen on Good Sites, Porter writes about the…
Three Wrongs Don’t Make A Right
Wrong Enemy, Wrong Place, Wrong Information. Three wrongs don’t make a right. Ten years ago, March 20, 2003, America invaded Iraq—the invasion was dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom. When I first…
Spinning Wheels in the Gun Debate
The gun debate in the USA reminds me of something a therapist once told me on a particularly cold and snowy day in Winnipeg, back in the 70s. I was…
More About Guns
I’m sorry I haven’t written sooner, but I’m refueling myself, taking a break traveling and soaking up new horizons. On my travels, I’ve spoken to a number of Americans, who staunchly…
A Literary Smorgasbord
Smorgasbord is “a wide range of something”, a something author Elizabeth Hay delivers with panache in her Giller award winning novel, Late Nights On Air. She’s given me much food…
Following Your Dreams or What I Learned From Watching Nik Wallenda
One Man’s Dreams I learned a lot about following your dreams when I watched Nik Wallenda cross Niagara Falls. It was a nail biting experience, even though I watched the…