My hiatus went wonderfully. I wrote about 30 pages each day and read and watched lots of movies. It was sort of relaxing. I also learned that a story I wrote for Alberta Venture is now online. You can read about how Alberta farmers are dealing with climate change right over here- >
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On hiatus
From July 4- July 11, I will be busy writing and will not be responding to text, facebook, twitter, email, cell phone or smoke signals. Thank you!
My artsy profile
This week, I am profiled on my friend Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail’s website. I belong to an Edmonton based women’s creative mixer group, and Danielle is profiling all interested members. You can read my profile here
Glass door coffee house
I am reading with Marty Chan and Billie Milholland at The Glass Door Coffeehouse reading series in Millwoods on June 27. Here are the complete details- Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: 9:00 pm Location: Koffee Caf 6120-28 Ave 780.863.4522 Featuring music and literary talents: Rhea March (songwriter), and writers, Alexis Kienlen, Billie Milholland, Marty Chan; open […]
Teaching, teaching, teaching
All of a sudden, I’ve levelled up, and I’m in higher demand. It’s been fantastic. This past weekend, I did four poetry related consultations at the Words in 3D conference in Edmonton. I’ve also been doing more freelance assignments. This spring has been extremely busy, but I’m not complaining.
My friend Chris wrote a book
I now have my first editing credit. My friend Chris
A dark winter with a promising spring….
I haven’t updated on life or writing circumstances for a long time. I haven’t had a chance to catch my breath and sit down to compose a blog post to tell you about my life. The winter of 2012 and 2013 sucked all across the prairies. It was a Sinclair Ross winter. It was a […]
21 tips to handle depression
I don’t always repost things that were written by others, but this one is too good to pass up. I’ve had a lifelong battle with depression and it rears its head every so often. I’m okay right now, but I had a bad dose of Seasonal Affective Disorder before Christmas. Here’s an excellent post […]
Dear Hollywood
Dear Hollywood, I have loved you ever since I saw your face. You have made me laugh, made me cry, taught me things and entertained me. I have spent hours with you. You have been with me in so many different ways. I love you so much that if it was possible, I would marry […]
Essay in upcoming anthology
My essay “How I forgot to have a baby” will be appearing in “Truth, dare, double dare- stories about motherhood” , published by Gooselane in 2014.