cover art by Deborah Pryce ISBN – 978-1-897475-69-0 $19.95 Here are the events planned so far for my book, Once Upon a Sandbox. Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Book launch at St. Philip Lutheran Church, 236 Woodhaven Road, Kitchener, Ontario. Time … Continue reading →
After months of writing and editing, submissions, waiting, and more editing, my book is out. Once Upon a Sandbox is a narrative in prose and poety about life on a family farm in the 50s and 60s. If you’ve grown … Continue reading →
Thinking back on my first conference in 2001, I remember being excited about trying something new. There was also a bit of anxiety as I approached Guelph and the conference grounds. That was my inner critic. I had paid my … Continue reading →
I’ve been reading Country Roads: Memoirs from Rural Canada by such writers as Luanne Armstrong. Laura Best, Pamela Wallin, Ruth Latta, Gordon Tootootsis, Kay Parley, Wayne Johnston, Pamela Banting, Keith Collier, Rudy Wiebe and many others. Accomplished writers all, with … Continue reading →
In this post, I depart from my usual format of reflections. Copyright and the creative and intellectual copy of its creators is important in this time, and has far-reaching implications. Writers organizations, actors, screen writers and artists have made their … Continue reading →
I must say November and participating in NaNoWriMo has been an adventure. Today I was telling a fellow writer about a friend who asked me if I would ever write a novel. That was a few years ago. I said … Continue reading →
I’ve been reading, but not reporting. Life is rather full. I’ve read quite a few books since replying initially to the Awesome Author Challenge by at home with books. One of those books was My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult. … Continue reading →
Can you go into a library and leave without one? Not me– well, unless I’ m returning books in haste before the due date. How about the book store? My book piles, at any time, can include a bit of … Continue reading →
May 6, 2010. Successful launch in Kitchener Rain changed to sun and hopes for a good attendance were realized on Saturday afternoon for the Kitchener launch of Grandmothers’ Necklace at St. Philip’s Lutheran Church on Woodhaven Road. People came from … Continue reading →
Tomorrow—May 1st— the Kitchener launch of Grandmothers’ Necklace at St. Philip’s Lutheran Church, 236 Woodhaven Road, Kitchener ON. Map here. The launch runs from 2-4pm, with readings by local contributors during the first hour, then refreshments provided by Omas Siskona, … Continue reading →
