She Already Knows
The eagle arrived shortly after Mum died, perching in the uppermost branches of the Ponderosa pine across the street and soaring past the kitchen window once or twice per day. […] The post She Already...
View ArticleThe Ronda Writers Club
We went to Andalusia at the wrong time of year and for that we were punished.Punished with a heat so violent, so searing, there was nothing we could do but […] The post The Ronda Writers Club appeared...
View ArticleDangers, At Sea
Leaving harbour, the only hint we have of what’s to come is the horizon, which is jagged, as if torn. Arnaud, our skipper, is French from France. Thirty-something and blonde […] The post Dangers, At...
View ArticleRock of Ages
On an overcast day in the Dolomites, you can forget how high the mountains go. That is, until the clouds snag and tear on their rocky flanks, the peaks poke […] The post Rock of Ages appeared first on...
View ArticleBook Tour!
Mark your calendars, dear readers and would-be readers. March 5, 2019, Kelowna, BC Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery KELOWNA, 7:00 PM (RSVP here!) March 7, 2019, Vernon, BC Okanagan Spirits Craft […]...
View ArticleLucky-Lucky, Tiger and Pig
On March 5 in the Year of the Pig, exactly one month to the day of the Lunar New Year, my novel will be published. And believe it or not, […] The post Lucky-Lucky, Tiger and Pig appeared first on...
View ArticleNews and Events
Deal News: My new novel, THE LEAP YEAR GENE has been acquired by Iris Tupholme at HarperCollins Canada, in a pre-empt, and Claire Wachtel at Union Square Press, for publication […] The post News and...
View ArticleElevator Dog: A Metaphor
We woke Christmas day in a downtown hotel in the city of my birth: me, the husband, and the dog. Leave aside, for a moment, the simple truth that my […] The post Elevator Dog: A Metaphor appeared first...
View ArticleThe Story Ends Because
We save the volcano for last, because— Because, because, because. Because if the island is a story, and the island has high points and low points and winding roads and […] The post The Story Ends...
View ArticleThe Big Birthday
In the decades leading up to The Birthday, there are other birthdays. One at a campground in New Zealand — a gift of possum-fur nipple warmers that I lose before […] The post The Big Birthday appeared...
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