It’s no secret. My travels fuel my writing. We stayed close to home this year, and it was a good reminder that there are still new places to explore here in our own backyard. So, yes. The Ghost Reservoir in this poem is a real place. And yes, I loved discovering and visiting it for the first time this year.
Read MoreSomething a little bit different! The second book review I’ve ever written is up at The Rumpus. Check out my thoughts on the gorgeous poetry collection ‘Cleave’ by the very talented Darla Himeles.
Read MoreAround February 2021, the US was going through a cold snap which spawned a number of articles about what alligators do in order to survive the frigid temperatures. The pictures always showed a scaly snout poking up out of frozen water which sparked a small poem which found a home in the Swampland-themed inaugural issue of Moss Puppy Magazine.
Read MoreKismet is an unusual thing.
This latest piece is a collection of tiny stories (<300 words each) connected by a similar theme that circles around, well, high school chemistry.
Read MoreMy first creative non-fiction piece was published in September 2021. Over the summer we took a trip to Lethbridge and I fell in love with the coulees and the river. It’s only 100 words, but it’s enough to describe this one moment walking by the river. Oh yes, and the dog makes an appearance as well.
Read MoreThere hasn’t been much travel these days. If you check the travel blog side of this site, there’s a big gap where not much happens. I’ve been finding it hard to be landlocked and still. And lately, I’ve been missing the ocean.
Read MoreYears ago, I visited the Ballard Locks in Seattle, Washington to watch how boats traveled between Puget Sound and Seattle’s freshwater lake system. Watching and learning how boats are elevated between different water levels while preventing salt water from contaminating fresh water was fascinating, but that was not the part that made it into this poem.
Read MoreTime to take a bit of a rest and celebrate with a little mango coconut gelato!
This will be the last post of the year, and I feel like it is a perfect summary of how the writing journey never ceases to surprise me and remind me that there are always more firsts to discover.
This post was supposed to be about my very first Best of Net Anthology nomination, but has since morphed into my first three Best of the Net Anthology nominations.
Read MoreI’d be lying if I said that I was an avid canoer. But I do enjoy it when I get the chance. Most of my canoe adventures happen on the Glenmore Reservoir and absolutely love that place. On my second time out, I wrote a poem and it is now floating in a brand new journal with a theme about lakes, paddles, and secrets.
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