What an honour—A GREAT BIG NIGHT was nominated by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre for the inaugural David Booth Children's and Youth Poetry Award!
Read MoreWhat a gift it is to ourselves to let go of the self-focused loop of personal reflection. It gives spirit to whatever room we’re in no matter what the conditions, and no matter what the restrictions.
Read MoreIf we’re going to curate our lives — as we all should, actively — the energy we surround ourselves with, the food we eat or the way we move, heal, grieve, contribute, or create — we need to switch on.
Read MoreFor our third conversation, Helena and I got testy about the same stuff—and there’s no camaraderie like that of shared testiness. As she says, and we are both aghast: “We’re demonizing the asking of questions…”
Read MoreHelena casts a spell that entrances you into being brave and share things you didn’t mean to share, but that have been monumentally formative. I say more than I mean to, and we play. That’s Tankespjärn.
Read MoreHelena gently teases out still-simmering thoughts. Lately, it’s how my changing context shifts my take on grief, identity, resilience. It’s so tectonic I wish I could rewrite or amend Notes for the Everlost…
Read MoreTo us, wild places are a playground. Many of us build our lives around ensuring our spot in a wild place, yearning to raise children with rosy cheeks and tough summer feet. In the wild we breathe deep and feel more alive.
Read MoreWhat a way to wrap up my trio of podcasts with the beautiful Estelle Thomson. We talk about how to remember who we are and what we’re made of, regardless of life’s curveballs: a rallying cry for vitality. Huzzah!
Read MoreIn part two of my conversation with Estelle Thomson, we talk about triggers. I’ve got them; I’ve got contempt for them. I’m cheerleading for anti-fragility, after all: facing the world head-on no matter what headspace we’re in.
Read MoreKirkus Reviews are among the top-shelf of accolades, and I’m thrilled that A GREAT BIG NIGHT was awarded a coveted star. From the review: “The rhythmic, vibrant verse text dances off the pages, begging to be read aloud…”
Read MoreEstelle and I are sisters in grief, though in this podcast conversation we travel far beyond that — relevant (I hope!) for all of us in states of change, longing, and reflection. I am so happy to share part one.
Read MoreNear the end of 2020 I had a cozy, far-ranging conversation with Mark Vander Ark for his DESPITE THE ODDS Podcast, as featured on Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global network.
Read MoreA wonderful chat with beloved former CBC anchor Costas Halavrezos about A Great Big Night. From his Book Me! Podcast: “A Great Big Night is a delightful parable about performers and their audiences finding each other…”
Read MoreThis interview with fellow author Catherine Austen is on creating tension and the process of writing, featuring me and four other writers who, happily, echo my difficulty with first-draft momentum. A golden series!
Read More“The children storming the [EDIT] office each day at 3pm have all devoured it more than a dozen times since we purchased a copy for everyone on the team last week. Essential reading for kids and parents everywhere.”
Read MoreTimes have been stormy, huh? I’m grateful to have been able to gather for some storytelling about community care, resilience, and ‘riff-raff’. Block Shop Books also delighted today with the first little review and recap of the book.
Read MoreDoesn’t it just feel like the world needs a froggy folk trio to bring us all together after a storm? This book is full of love, community, and joy, and woodland grass pounded flat underfoot. It’s what the riff-raff brings.
Read MoreJoin us on October 4, 2020 at the Lunenburg School of the Arts for the launch of A GREAT BIG NIGHT. Get your signed copy, and bring the kids for a reading and celebration of rallying together through stormy times. Fitting, huh?
Read MoreEd Hart and I talk about the curious wilderness of post-loss faith; how we can help our kids move through an uncertain world; and why creativity can save us. Ed is a Christian, and we wandered into spiritual territory, a first for me in-conversation.
Read MoreIt’s pure magic to see an artist bring a story to life when it’s been simmering, solo, for years. Working with the brilliant Josée Bisaillon has been a delight! I can hear the fiddles and mandolins and bodhráns ringing through the forest already…
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