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
Reading in Photos
I’m cheating in my photo blog this month by posting pictures of the books I’ve been reading. Most of them I’ve enjoyed, though one I … Read more
The Writer on the Computer
Because of my illness, I often have to rest, but I don’t want to lie down and sleep. I just need to give my brain … Read more
Book Review: The Complications by Emmett Rensin
Emmett Rensin is mad, and he’d be the first to tell you so. In THE COMPLICATIONS: ON GOING INSANE IN AMERICA, he writes about his … Read more
Book updates!
For those of you who are new here, I’ve written a book about my time as a field scientist and writer in remote locations around … Read more
Almost Summer
Well it’s nine days until the summer solstice so I thought I’d take a look around the garden and see what’s flourishing in this relatively … Read more