In the summertime, I go to my cottage on a small island near the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. It’s off the grid, so that electricity is mainly from the sun, and water is only from the well. At the … Continued
Bring Me one of Everything
Leaving you speechless
In my last blog, “Are you at a loss for words?” I mentioned putting an ad in Craig’s list, and telling friends and acquaintances that I had 33,000 well chosen words for sale. These had been excised from my novel … Continued
Are you at a loss for words?
The literary agent who was interested in taking on my novel Bring Me One of Everything (2012, Grey Swan Press) said that the novel was way too long. Before it could be submitted for publication she suggested I “trim” 33,000 … Continued
Block Party
Block Party or “What if the fat lady wants to sing before it’s over?” Credits Filming and editing by Nick Oja Performances: The Writer, Leslie Hall Pinder; The Psychiatrist, Peggie Merlin; The Husband, the Pregnant Wife and The Onlooker: Raheel … Continued
The Courage to Imagine
It’s been over a week since the New York Times delivered the following headline to my laptop: Physicists Find Elusive Particle Seen as Key to Universe The particle, apparently responsible for imbuing everything with mass, is called the Higgs Boson. … Continued
An Intrepid Fan
Dave Kensall arrives on off-the-grid Hardy Island in the M.V. Tyee Titan to have me sign a copy of Bring Me One of Everything for him. You can see the size of the boat he was driving in the background. … Continued
The Launch of Everything
(Guest Blog prepared by Louise Mandell) Luckily I usually look at the junkmail on my computer because that’s where the invitation was lodged. It wasn’t junk. In handsome white lettering on a solid black background, with an image of the … Continued