Human Library Books at the Vancouver Public Library – Jan/Feb 2016
“What was the first thing you did after you left the Mormon church?” The fresh-faced young woman sitting across from me waits expectantly. Keep reading →
“What was the first thing you did after you left the Mormon church?” The fresh-faced young woman sitting across from me waits expectantly. Keep reading →
Sitting at a table in one of the boardrooms at Geist Magazine in Vancouver, I jot down the name of each person around the table as they introduce themselves. We’re all here for a workshop on presenting to a live audience. I pay special attention to a woman who’s written a book titled Cult, A Love Story. Keep reading →
I take my completed manuscript to a copy center and have three copies made, each bound with a black coil and a clear plastic cover. Friends who know and like me volunteer to be my beta readers. They all tell me my story is a fast read and that they couldn’t put it down. Keep reading →
In the late summer of 2015 I house sit on Bowen Island. The cottage has a garden with a water fountain, and backs onto a lagoon. I lounge in the sun, eat ripe tomatoes plucked off the vine, and fill the rooms with fresh cut flowers. Keep reading →