Pecha Kucha Night Winnipeg
On November 22, 2018, I was lucky enough to take part in Pecha Kucha Night Winnipeg. What's pecha kucha? It's a presentation of 20 slides, delivered in 20 seconds per slide. I decided to answer the on [...]
“Kore” in Dark Ink Press’s Fall Fiction Anthology
Dark Ink Press's Fall: Fiction Anthology is now available on Amazon. My short story "Kore" is one of dark fiction stories you'll find inside. A teenage girl has a confrontation with an elderly woman o [...]
How to Time Travel: Writing Historical Fiction
A hands-on workshop focused on writing historical fiction. Learn how to apply historical thinking concepts to your writing. Explore using primary and secondary resources to generate story ideas. Disco [...]
Remembrance. Coming March 2018
As you can see, my novel's title has changed from Like This You Keep Them Alive to Remembrance. I love the new title. And the poem from which I took my original title will still be the epigraph in the [...]
Now available: Steamy Cogs: A Collection of Steampunk Romances
Last year, Jess Ripley, a friend from my rookie year of roller derby, asked if I could contribute a story to Eighth Ripple Press's upcoming anthology Steamy Cogs: A Collection of Steampunk Romances. I [...]
Featured Writing: Remembrance
The following is the first chapter from my first novel Remembrance. None of Maggie's patients suspected she hated her work. She had long since learned to wear a mask of cheerful competence and knew he [...]
Sneak peek
While I'm waiting to start edits on my first novel Like This You Keep Them Alive, I've started working on the next one, tentatively titled Echoes. This new project is in the very early stages o [...]
From Ashes
Cicadas sing in a rise and fall chorus of summer outside my office window. Along with a slight breeze, the open window lets in the sound of children laughing, shrieking, hollering from the park across [...]
Women’s Work
We had enjoyed a cozy chat over tea in her somewhat old-fashioned, but beautiful parlour. My editor had warned me that the old woman was still sharp-witted despite her advanced years and I foun [...]
Bedtime Story
FADE IN: EXTERIOR. DEAD-END STREET. LATE NIGHT. A street in an older neighbourhood. The houses are all over hundred years old. Many of the houses have large front porches. The street lights are on, ca [...]