The Globe and Mail
“I picked up the book in an afternoon and – each page turned in steady anticipation – did not put it down until I was finished.” The Globe and Mail – Sonja Larsen’s Red Star Tattoo […]
Toronto Star
“ In an eloquent, stranger-than-fiction memoir, Red Star Tattoo: My Life as a Girl Revolutionary, Vancouver’s Sonja Larsen recollects her traumatic experiences with one version of dropping out.” Toronto Star – Tuning in, turning on and dropping out, […]
Red Star Tattoo Book Trailer
I said when I began writing this book I would embrace all the learning and growth opportunities that the work gave me. I’ve battled with honesty, fear, ego, and now….IMovie. Here is a quick visual synopsis […]
On late bloomers, family traditions and the reasons we tell stories
“I was a late bloomer. But anyone who blooms at all, ever, is very lucky. ” ― Sharon Olds I come from a family of late bloomers, which naturally makes me happier the older […]
Countdowns
There was a sign over the door at the safe house in Brooklyn that told us how many days were left. Left until the revolution was supposed to start. That sounds crazy now, that feels crazy […]
Three thousand miles and an outstretched thumb
Before I became a teenage Bolshevik I was a hippy kid, hitchhiking three thousand miles from Quebec to California with a member of our commune. “When the drivers slowed down to look, I tried to catch […]