Writing & resilience
A three part workshop on building self-care, courage & resilience into your writing practice. This workshop series provides: Space & encouragement for your creativity Writing time & prompts Strategies for […]
Little Fiction | Big Truths – “Millions”
My piece “Millions” is now available in the amazing (and free!) flash non-fiction issue of Little Fiction | Big Truth. Packed with little stories about big moments, it’s a […]
My tattoo story
Red Star Tattoo, the title of my memoir comes from the time I spent as a teenage radical. Some of the founding members inside the secret revolutionary organization I’d joined […]
Teaching + coaching
I’m a creative late bloomer who loves helping people find their voice. I’ve taught workshops for SFU Writer’s Studio, Royal City Literary Arts Society and other organizations. I host Truthful […]
Brevity blog – What I learned about writing from dog training
“Here is a thing you should know about me. Sooner or later it will all come back to dogs….” Read about how what I learned in dog training class helped […]
Truthful Tuesdays
Join me for these free workshops where we explore the revolutionary act of telling your own stories. In each session I explore a topic in creative non-fiction. Workshops are one […]
Radio & Podcasts
CBC On the Coast Radio Interview January 11 2016 RoundHouse Radio Interview January 12 2016 CJOB 680 Radio Interview January 14 2016 Sirius FM The Charles Ader Show January 14 […]
Video Interviews
Global morning Monday February 1st 2016 TVO The Agenda
BBC Interview
Asked to prove my loyalty with murder BBC News Outlook
I write about….
being a late bloomer books cults dogs family fashion flash fiction girlhood hippies kids memoir memory my strange childhood places I've worked politics reading Red Star Tattoo relationships revolutionaries secrets sisters talking to strangers tattoo the Downtown Eastside Vancouver work writing