Category: Writing

Postcard Story

This week I’m teaching a workshop on Micro-Writing to 11-13 year olds at the Vancouver Public Library’s Book Camp. What’s micro writing? Yeah, that’s what they asked too. Micro writing is short, short writing. We’ve done six word stories, fifty-word stories and postcard stories. It’s a challenging form that is

Mainly Main

Mainly Main is a beautiful new Vancouver magazine that focuses on my favorite neighborhood. I’m thrilled to have a poem published in the most recent edition Issue No 3. You can see the whole thing online by visiting http://mainlymain.com/Index.php/ Here’s a screen shot of my poem.

One Year Later

Last week was my one year anniversary of moving back to Vancouver. When I first moved back I didn’t think it was going to be a long-term thing. Well, part of me hoped it would. Truth be told I moved back to Vancouver 60% for a guy and 40% for

Freedom Diaries – Day Two

We woke up and wandered down to the Hayes Valley for breakfast. I can’t remember why. Maybe Kitty looked it up in our wonderful TimeOut guide. Either way it was a brilliant idea. After passing adorable furniture stores, a vintage dress shop and a few nik-nak stores that ladies love

Freedom Diaries- Day One

American customs always makes me nervous. After 20 minutes of waiting in line behind holiday travelers with sugar-withdrawal kids and overstuffed carry-on luggage I finally made it to the yellow line that separates me from the land of the free. A bald beefy man in uniform, probably caring a gun,

Strange Search Terms

There are lots of ways people come across my website. Most are probably referred by some other website linking to me. Sometimes it’s because people are searching for information about my shows Say Wha?! or Teen Angst. I’ve noticed that the keywords that bring people to my site have been

Achy Breaky Heart

When I was twenty I got my heart broken. No, not broken, ripped out of my chest and thrown into the garbage. Simply put – I got dumped. After eight months of what I thought was blissful togetherness, I knew that something was up when my boyfriend wanted to spend

Mission Silence: Something’s Inside My Head

Day Two/ Three All my adult life I’ve lived close to others: in apartment buildings, a subdivided house and a rowhouse. Except for two years, I’ve always had a roommate. I currently reside in a cute little bungalow. It has one main level with two bedrooms and a basement suite.

Mission Silence: On The Bus

DAY ONE: When I said I was going unplugged many people read it to mean that I was unplugging from the Internet. Hells no! I’m way too addicted to it to give it up for a week. What I meant was that I was going to attempt to go through

Mission: Silence

I’m comfortable being alone. I’ve gone to the cinema alone. I visit coffee shops alone. I’ve spent some lovely afternoons window shopping solo, but I wouldn’t say I love being alone. These stretches of solitary time are wonderful when I need a break from the bustle of my life. And

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