Mothers, unheralded heroines, deserve our attention. They’re the ones whose tireless efforts to raise a child in our increasingly complex world are often overlooked. To honour her mother who had…
Mother: An Unheralded Heroine
My Early Reading Life
A walk down memory lane, to my early reading life. My reading appetite was fuelled by more than books.
Finding Treasure At An Indie Author Book Fair
Indie Author Book Fair This morning, I participated in an Indie Author Book Fair at the West Vancouver Library in British Columbia. It’s an event that indie authors love as…
FILMING THE SALTON SEA
Filming the Salton Sea is an ambitious undertaking but the talent involved is exceptional. Each member of the film crew is driven by their passion and commitment to making an…
Straight Outta Compton Snubbed By Academy
The Oscars are well over but the whole controversy over #OscarsSoWhite led me to view the wonderful film, Straight Outta Compton. I was surprised at how great it actually is. To say…
Cover Reveal for THE RUBBER FENCE
I’m very excited to announce the cover reveal for The Rubber Fence, my second novel. The cover was designed by Ares Jun. The story, which largely takes place on a psychiatric…
A Visit To Mars
For all the talk about a visit to Mars, there is nothing like a film to give you some idea of what that experience might be like. Of course, a…
Hemingway In Cuba
After two weeks in Havana, I have many stories about Ernest Hemingway in Cuba. There are tours to all of the Nobel prize-winning author’s haunts: the bars that he frequented,…
Inspired By A Fly
I’ve neglected my blog for a week as I’ve been busy revising, yet again, my novel—a romantic adventure with some paranormal elements. My blog topic was going to be one…
A Literary Smorgasbord
Smorgasbord is “a wide range of something”, a something author Elizabeth Hay delivers with panache in her Giller award winning novel, Late Nights On Air. She’s given me much food…