I’ve just ordered a proof copy of my new book. I’m breaking all writer rules and moving forward without using professional editors—a decision I may regret, but, like I said a few days ago, I’m choosing not to immerse myself in those trauma-filled days again. I just want to finish this work and move on….
Early this year, I started working on another book. Here’s what I wrote in the draft introduction. There was a saying going around when the COVID-19 pandemic was raging, reminding us that, while we were all weathering in the same storm, we were doing so in different boats. The experiences of people we saw on…
If you know me, you know I believe in the power of story. Allowing ourselves to be vulnerable enough to share our story makes us stronger and give us permission to own our truth and stand strong in it. Our stories can serve as catalysts for change when change is needed. Writing our stories enables…
I can’t unsee or unhear things I’ve seen over the past two years and, most incredibly, in the past few weeks. There are things we can’t come back from in this country and, indeed, in the world. I have never been particularly politically minded, but our leadership’s actions, overreach, and outright disdain for citizens with…
I’ve been writing, in one form or another, for most of the day. That, and keeping one wary eye on the Canadian news. I can’t believe what’s happening in the country I love. For the first time since its creation in 1988 (as a modern-day replacement of the War Measures Act), our Prime Minister. has…
