WordsThaw Poetry Prize Reading + Finding My Moxie
What a thrill to be shortlisted for the 2018 WordsThaw Poetry Prize, sponsored by The Malahat Review and judged by Governor General's Award winning poet and author Arlene Paré! It was a delight to read among so many talented poets at the Victoria Public Library during...
Grizzly Bear Pics to Celebrate BC’s Ban on the Hunt
It's a great day to be a grizzly bear in British Columbia: BC's government has banned all grizzly hunting in the province (though First Nations can still rightly hunt them for food, social or ceremonial purposes, or for treaty rights). Here's some coverage from CTV...
New Essay in Spring 2017 Grain Magazine
There's nothing quite like the feel of a fat package in your mailbox—especially when it contains contributor copies of Grain Magazine. I'm thrilled to announce that my essay "Brahman is the Charioteer" is in the Spring 2017 issue of this eclectic Canadian literary...
What Growing Up in Sulphur City Taught Me About Beauty
I was born in a crater. My Northern Ontario birthplace was formed 1,849 billion years ago when a 10-kilometre-wide meteorite—actually, now they're saying it was a comet—travelling at 8 times the speed of sound crashed to the earth. The massive impact formed what is...
Looking Back: Fall 2015 Memoir Residency in Banff
As spring turns into summer, I find myself Googling writing residencies. There’s really nothing like spending a few weeks—or more, if you’re lucky—writing and talking shop with fellow writers, artists, musicians, and filmmakers. Last October, I was fortunate enough to...