Thanksgiving is a time when North Americans stop and thank God for their blessings. In our family, one of the prayers we say, at any time of the year, is:…
Thanks to the Earth
Fiction and the Republican Party
I’ve just finished reading, John O’Hara’s Ten North Frederick, the national book award winner (USA) for 1956. In it, the character, Joe Chapin, wants to run for president in the…
Escape Artist
The book launch for Escape, an anthology, published by a new group, Peregrin Publishing. took place at the Maritime Heritage Centre in Campbell River, on Nov. 10. We had a…
The Joy of Writing Conferences
I just finished the three day Surrey International Writers Conference. To say I was inspired and encouraged would be an understatement. I’m still processing. It was the third time I’ve…
My American Neighbours
I wrote about my American neighbours, after a visit to #NYC and the #9/11 memorial. And at the time of another #election. What I wrote then still fits today. Friendly…
Fifty Shades of Bliss
I’ve been away from my writing celebrating fifty years of marriage. That’s right, 50! I know, it’s a shocker. But just to explain, we were married in kindergarten. Yeah, that…
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…
Steps To Publishing Success or What I Learned from Author, Catherine Knutsson
Since completing my novel, I’ve been busy learning the steps to publishing success. Step 1. I know the importance of story first. A good story, that is. One with a…
The New Publishing Universe
On a recent trip to New York, one of the places my husband and I passed by on our daily walks was Random House, one of the Big Six in…