Getting Back Into It
When I was first diagnosed with my illness, I got into photography. I felt a sense of calm descend on me when I took photos. … Read more
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Fitting Writing In
Sometimes we can’t follow the expert’s advice on when and how to write. It’s important that we figure it out for ourselves.
It’s Finally Happening: Sealing the Deal
Yesterday I signed a contract with University of Alberta Press to publish my science memoir, Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist. It’s … Read more
Making a New Year Different Than the Old One
This year we burned the Christmas tree on New Year’s Eve – a fitting end to the year. What’s on the books for 2024? More writing and reading and getting outside.
A Year in Review
This year wasn’t too bad for writing. I finished my book and wrote some essays, book reviews, and author interviews. All while managing my mental health.
Book Review: Kerri ní Dochartaigh’s CACOPHONY OF BONE
Kerri ní Dochartaig’s new book, Cacophony of Bone, is an exploration of what it means to tie oneself to a place and experience it unreservedly over the course of a year.
Planning Ahead: The Vagaries of Chronic Illness
This week we were supposed to be in the Rockies. My mental health had other ideas.
The Anxious Traveller
Anxiety doesn’t listen to logic, but there are coping mechanisms to help manage it.
Waiting
Lately I feel like I’ve been waiting for many things – but how productive is waiting, really?
Writing Drought
When a writing drought lasts so long you think you’ve hit the aridification stage.
