Taking Stock at the End of the Season
The light is changing as we slide into autumn. It pools, viscous and gold, on the leaves of the catalpa trees that have finally grown … Read more
Sarah
Miscellany
Last week I injured my knee on Cobble Hill Mountain. Turns out it’s the quad muscle that attaches to the inner knee that’s the culprit. … Read more
Life Goals
I haven’t been hiking lately because I injured my knee (with me it’s always the knees that are the first to go). So I’ve been … Read more
Between the Pages
Usually the last Wednesday of the month is reserved for a book review. But I’ve been reviewing so many books lately that I don’t want … Read more
What I Think About When I Think About Hiking
I’ve taken today’s blog title from author Haruki Murakami’s book: What I Think About When I Think About Running. It’s a memoir about being a … Read more
Stuck Indoors
For the past two weeks I haven’t been on my hikes at Cobble Hill Mountain. I miss it – the dampened sound of my feet … Read more
On Performing Illness
A few days ago a friend of mine posted on Facebook that she’d written a draft of the trickiest chapter of her book, something she … Read more
The Power of Sentences
I’ve been in the midst of copy edits for my book manuscript, so thought this week would be a great time to share some edited … Read more
Review of Wanderers: A History of Women Walking
This week is meant to be a book review week, but I’ve been having trouble deciding what to review. I thought about Amy Lin’s Here … Read more
Here We Go Again
Let’s start with the good news. My book officially has a webpage with University of Alberta Press! Isn’t the cover fabulous? Hopefully they’ll add a … Read more
