2026 Goals

I took that at a writing retreat sixteen years ago. Sixteen! Time is so weird, you guys… The fact that time is so slippery is one reason why I make these goal-setting posts for the year. I know from experience that if I am not careful time will just slip away on...

Quick Writer in Residence Recap

I had the honour and privilege of being the 2025 Edmonton Public Library Writer in Residence last year. It was a crazy rollercoaster–far more challenging emotionally than I had anticipated–but I am very proud of the job I did and feel very lucky to have...

Award Eligibility – 2025 Edition

Each year I write and share a list of my work from the previous year that is award eligible. It’s an interesting exercise in pride and also humility. It always feels odd to say, “Here are the things I created last year — do you think they are exceptional? Worthy of...

Advent Ghosts 2025 — Red Green Red

Every year I participate in ‘Advent Ghosts’ which is an event where people tell spooky stories around Christmas time to honour the Victorian tradition of doing so. I enjoy the challenge of writing something dark or haunting with the season in mind, as well as reading...

Free Edits in 2026

In case you aren’t aware I abhor “Generative AI”. I won’t get into a big, long rant here, but the short version is that when I first encountered it in the form of Midjourney I thought it was a super fun toy. But once I came to understand how...
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