Favourite Fridays! Hamilton Musical

I adore musical theatre and I adore history. As you can imagine, when those things are combined I get even happier. When I took a course on early American history in University I was constantly on the lookout for music that would help me study. Some random songs had a few gems of information, such […]

Throwback Thursday – Kamikaze and the Mongols

The Kamikaze (divine wind/winds of God) spared Japan from the invasion of the Mongols, not once, but twice. I recall learning about this event when I took my world history class in university. The Mongols were one of the most impressive invading forces in the world and possessed the largest contiguous empire in history. Still, […]

Meet the Illustrator! Ashley Dadoun

Ashley Dadoun is the wonderfully talented illustrator for my first children’s book, Miss Willow and the Great Fish Mystery. We found each other on DeviantArt and I was charmed by the whimsical nature of her work and the varied display of talent. She was a delight to work with and we worked together through every […]

Travel Tuesdays! Crete

Hey guys! Welcome to Travel Tuesdays! Today we are visiting Crete 😀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eItzSdLhJo Thanks for stopping by! -Erin

Festival Time! Edmonton International Film Festival

This week heralds the beginning of yet another wonderful festival in Alberta’s capital. The Edmonton International Film Festival will be filling the city with movie magic from September 29th to October 8th. The festival has been around since 1986, but it’s current incarnation and style developed in 2003. Films are open to everyone, regardless of […]

Favourite Fridays! Movies – Mists of Avalon

Welcome to Favourite Fridays! Today I want to tell you about a movie that’s been one of my favourites since it came out in 2001. The Mists of Avalon is based off the book of the same name by Marion Zimmer Bradley and is the story of Camelot, but told from the perspectives of the […]

The Day Persephone Returns to Hades

Today is the Autumnal Equinox and the official end of summer in the northern hemisphere. In many traditions this is the time of year in mythologies where the light starts to lose its sway over the darkness. In terms of Greek Mythology, this would be the day that Persephone descends into the Underworld to spend […]

My First Book Club!

Tonight I attended my first book club as an author guest! It was an amazing experience! They did a Greek theme to accompany my first novel, Olympian Confessions: Hades & Persephone. It was a great opportunity for me to hear from my readers about their impressions, what they enjoyed and what worked in the books. […]

Miss Willow to the printers!

My first children’s book has gone to the printer! In a few short weeks I will have my advanced copy to make sure it’s not all weird and wibbly, then after that it will be live for sale! It features this lovely little lady: This is the first among many children’s books to come. The […]