Hello! I was digging around my mac today and found the beginnings of a novel about twenty-something roommates set in Winnipeg. This is from around 2007. I was a twenty-something and you can tell. I think my favourite part is when I say “ Like most women in their twenties who think that some men …
Category Archive: Blog
Oct 02
An Excerpt from my Chapter on Tennessee
Tennessee I was a closet country fan as a kid. In the early 1990’s it wasn’t cool to be into Johnny Cash or Dolly Parton. They were coming out of the dark ages of the ‘80’s and if it hadn’t been for Dolly’s business savvy to act in films, she might not have kept …
Oct 01
A new excerpt from my book! Maine and the Mary Day Schooner
The Windjammer Association was celebrating its 75th Anniversary the week I was resident minstrel aboard the Mary Day. The husband and wife duo, Captain’s Barry King and Jen Martin have two beautiful children and as a family, they lead a very unorthodox existence. The kids have grown up barefoot aboard this schooner and have gotten …
Sep 25
Writing new Memoir/Album in our Tiny House
Its official. I now live with my partner Ian, in a tiny house, in the woods, by a lake. We still have some work to do, but it is an inspiring place to be! Back in April, we bought four concrete slabs and that was the beginning of a wonderful, challenging adventure full …


