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Whistler bridge showing trees in fall colour

what I learned in whistler, pt 2 (life)

November 9, 2023

More life learnings discovered at the Whistler Writers Fest, this time a few minor things such as language, loneliness and love.

what I learned in whistler, pt 1 (work)

November 1, 2023

A blog post reflecting on what you learn from working, my own work history and what new opportunities might be ahead for me.

controlled burn

August 31, 2023

A blog post imaging Mother Earth as a menopausal woman … guess what? she’s hot and over it!

haiku wins contest

April 27, 2023

It is nearing the end of April (designated as National Poetry Month here in Canada) and I am very pleased to share that a haiku I wrote for a contest in my local library system was chosen to be the first place winner. It’s always exciting to “win” something, especially when, in this case, the

(ripening) before the bloom

March 17, 2023

Since I last wrote, life has been busy, off-kilter, and to be honest, I’m a hollow husk of my normal self at the moment. All of my plucky optimism and self-help mantras from the beginning of the year could not shield me from life pressures of late, and what I once turned to for escape