My Stories
Inaugural evening for the Pop-Up Story Catcher
Belonging is... patting a dog a hug from my son feeling accepted These are some of the things people -- adults and a child -- wrote on the Pop-Up...
Writer out of residence and pop-up story catcher
Why be a writer in residence when I can be the Writer Out Of Residence, exploring the world and meeting other people? Yep, that's right. A Pop-Up...
Writer Out Of Residence: story catcher, idea explorer
It's birthday season and to celebrate I'm launching a new project: Writer Out Of Residence The writer is tired of being in residence, tired of...
How to spend money when your husband is overseas
Before my husband returns home from another overseas work trip, I’d just like him to know that I’ve pledged and spent some money. In his name. June...
We are all Sonny
I met Sonny on the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria, the island capital of British Columbia. Sonny is 29. He works at local churches vacuuming...
What it means to be an award-winning writer
In case you’ve missed the news from Canada, I’ve just become an award-winning essayist. I’m honoured and excited although I’m not running around the...
Random conversations: close the gap
I’ve been in Sydney the last couple of days, interviewing people about belonging and taking a writing course. When I travel -- and this includes...
How an asylum seeker convinced me to become Australian
I could have applied for Australian citizenship several years ago. I’m Canadian, I’ve been living in this country since 2002, and I’m a permanent...
Three ways to turn the bad ”news” blues into inspiration
It doesn’t seem to matter where we are in the world, if we focus on the ''news’’, it’s easy to despair at events and lose hope in humanity. UK...
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