It’s March Break. Y’all are getting just a quick note this week. Editing my mother’s diaries was a labour of love. I felt her words…
Finally! The diaries are available! Bias aside, this is a sweet and engaging read. My editor said it best, “This unmitigated view into a young…
My long-time friend and favourite resource, the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines overhaul as, “to take to pieces in order to examine and repair if necessary.”…
If there is one lesson I have found useful from my Mother’s diaries it would be her annual habit of assessing the previous year and…
I am reading the proof copy of my mother’s diaries. It’s a single edition, printed for the sole purpose of editing. This is my chance…
I have submitted my application to the WriteorFlight reality show in Peru. One of the requirements of the application process was to record a one-minute…
There is a new reality show on the horizon. It’s like a bake off, but instead, it’s a write-off. Really? Who wants to watch writers…
2025 will be the year I finally see my mother’s diaries published. The following excerpt is one of my favourites, from Sunday January 3, 1937,…
I re-read one of the first short stories I wrote and I could barely get through it. There was so much I wanted to edit…
“Draw what you like and hope others like it too”. Charles Schulz Substitute “create” for “draw” and that advice is suitable for any medium. As…