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The Sixties Scoop

Posted on May 5, 2023

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com One of the last chapters in my novel Sixties Girl is about a high school graduation night. Laura, one of the main characters, comes to a troubling realization at her grad party. During her childhood and teen years, there were kids at her school she ignored- other students she […]

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Love Those Kids

Posted on May 2, 2023

Yesterday morning I blogged about how being around children inspires me and gives me hope and joy. And then yesterday afternoon I had one of those experiences with kids that left me on cloud nine. Teacher Amelia Warkentin had invited me to visit her grade four class at The Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary School to talk […]

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The Innocence of Childhood

Posted on May 1, 2023

Photo by Laura Kilgus for the Rhode Island Catholic During the church service yesterday, I was sitting in a pew just behind two families with little children under the age of one. They were both so cute and their mothers were holding them in such a way that they were facing me and the woman […]

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In Recovery Mode

Posted on April 29, 2023

Talking with the ever delightful, incredibly supportive and hugely successful children’s author Colleen Nelson who interviewed me at the launch of my novel Sixties Girl I will write more about the launch of my novel Sixties Girl in a future blog post but for today I’m kind of in recovery mode. Photo from McNally Robinson’s […]

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What Would You Tell Your Grandchildren About Your Childhood?

Posted on April 28, 2023

Yesterday I was a guest on the CTV Morning Live show being interviewed about my book Sixties Girl. I talked about how in my novel, a grandmother tells her grandson stories about her childhood. The CTV Morning Live program always has a Question of the Day and in recognition of my interview, the question for […]

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