In 1986 I returned to Toronto from spending a year away; a year in which I lived for six months in a commune in Oregon and six months in Vancouver waiting on tables. In the commune I had the great good fortune to have a boyfriend who was a Rebalancer and who gifted me...
In the last short while I have submitted several short pieces to these contests: Whispered Words, Geist Postcard , Writers’ Union of Canada flash fiction and Canada Writes short memoir competition. Short short short. What a relief. A few days and it’s...
My novel, Weather Vane is The Cost of Weather now, thanks to a suggestion by an administrator at Author Salon, a remarkable and unique new service available on the web. I was invited to join the site as it was being developed. The process of joining proved to be the...
One of the fun parts of creating a fictional character is considering what he’ll look like and who could play them in the movie version. I have always thought that John Cusack looks like Simon, the protagonist of Weather Vane. He’s handsome, but not...
Four weeks until the Algonkian Writers’ Conference in Niagara Falls. This for me is the next step… the big one into the real world of presenting my novel for potential publication. This conference promises to nip and tuck the manuscript, help me develop...
Ever since il Fornello first opened its doors on Bloor Street at Bathurst in Toronto I have loved it. I have loved its wood-fired ovens that produce a pizza crust to bring tears to the most calloused palate. I have loved its decor and music, its wine and aqua...
