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A Weekend Look at Canadian History
Often when I look at Canadian history my interest is taken by the Loyalists who came here as a result […]
A Typical Day for This Author
First thing almost every day, certainly during the week, I arrive in my home office between 7:30 and 8:00. I […]
Do Authors Need a Speaker Sheet?
For this author, the answer is a resounding YES! I’m hoping, however, that all of you authors out there, shy […]
Do an Audio Book of Your Own Books
For Canada: Brave New World, my seventh book, I strayed from my usual format. I wrote a number of the […]
How 25 Years of Teaching Shaped Me For My Writing Career
My writing career found me when I was well on in my life. I had taught high school English, French […]
It Helps to Like People: May I Be Your Next Speaker?
This week I’ve been spending time thinking about how I want 2024 to shape up. We’ve celebrated New Years after […]
The Joyful Holiday Season
A couple of years ago I had the absolute pleasure of publishing My Story, My Song, a book about the […]
The Birth of Maggie
My mother birthed and raised thirteen children, enjoyed a very good marriage with our father, volunteered so much that, as […]
Stories of Extraordinary People
Over seventeen years ago I answered my son’s challenge to me during a conversation we were having about my having […]
It Was a Grand Day for Singing
Wednesday my guy and I took a flying trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake and the Shaw Festival. Well, actually we drove down […]