From My Blog

When I was in Victoria in October I had the pleasure of lunching with Lara Kordic the editorial director at Heritage House, the publishing company that has released my first two novels Lost on the Prairie and Sixties Girl. Lara and I discussed the new books Heritage House will publish in 2025. We also talked … … Continue reading →

I am working on a third novel. It will finish the series that begins with Lost on the Prairie my first book and Sixties Girl, the second one. This yet unnamed story will take place, between the time periods in the other two novels, in 1939, near the end of the depression and just before … … Continue reading →

Look at this AMAZING painting some kids from Sargent Park School here in Winnipeg did after reading my novel Lost on the Prairie. This is a section in the book that has my hero Peter escaping from a burning barn where he is spending the night. Can you see Peter just outside the barn door … … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was in Steinbach all day. Driving to meet a friend for lunch I passed one of the homes I lived in as a child in the community. It was gone!! In its place was an apartment complex. I don’t when was the last time I drove by the location since I’m not in … … Continue reading →

Earlier this month a unique little bookshop set in an historic home in Gull Lake Saskatchewan called Yellow Canary Books featured my novel Lost on the Prairie on their Instagram page. I’d love to go to Gull Lake and visit the Yellow Canary Bookshop someday. I had a wonderful time at the St. James Community … … Continue reading →

Today is Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! It’s a day for readers, writers and publishers to celebrate bookstores that aren’t part of a larger chain but operate independently to serve their communities in unique ways. Here in Winnipeg we are incredibly fortunate to have an AMAZING independent bookseller McNally Robinson. I personally love McNally Robinson because………….. … … Continue reading →

On Tuesday morning at 9:00 o’clock I paid a visit to a class of Grade 3s at Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School. They had just finished reading my novel Lost on the Prairie. They were a fabulous group of kids full of great questions about the story. The students showed me the drawings they had made … … Continue reading →

I’m always on a high after I do a school visit. Yesterday I did a virtual one with a class of grade four and five students from Brownell School in Saskatoon. A student teacher had just completed a novel study of my book Lost on the Prairie with her class and invited me to Zoom … … Continue reading →

Recently I received a generous check from the Canada Council for the Arts. One of the purposes of this money is to reimburse authors whose works are in libraries across the country. Over 18,000 Canadian authors receive a cheque of between $50 and $4500 annually as a way to compensate them for free public access … … Continue reading →

I am giving a talk to a seniors group this afternoon about my two books. Putting my slides together I realized all the interesting places my novels have been. On a canoe trip In Paris In Brisbane Australia By the ocean in Newfoundland In a garden in Halifax Attracting hummingbirds by a lake In Hong … … Continue reading →