We Are Not Immune
In many ways Canada is an amazing country, but it’s very important to remember that we are not immune to the ugliness of the world. Just because time passes doesn’t automatically guarantee that we progress. Progress and improvement take effort and we have to work to build bridges and understanding. I love my country, but […]
World Changing Women – Claribel Alegría
Claribel Alegría, born Clara Isabel Alegría Vides, is an exceptionally talented writer and journalist from Nicaragua and El Salvador. She began composing poetry when she was six. She would dictate her poetry and her mother would write them down for her. She was inspired by Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke and […]
World Changing Women – Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno, born Rosa Dolores Alverío in Humacao, Puerto Rico, is an amazing actress, dancer and singer. She is among the greats of our time; the recipient three lifetime achievement awards and nearly twenty other awards. Her illustrious career has lasted over 70 years and she’s still rocking it. She is the first latinx person […]
World Changing Women – Sojourner Truth
Born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, she escaped slavery with her daughter in 1826. Until 1806 she lived with her parents as a slave in New York, but when the slave-owner died the family was separated and Sojourner was purchased and sold three times before she ended up in West Park, New York under the ownership […]
What I’m Reading – Blood of the Oak
Blood of the Oak is the fourth book in the Bone Rattler series by novelist Eliot Pattison. I haven’t read the first three, but the novels seem to be stand alone enough that you can read them out of order and still get by. The books are historical murder mysteries that cover the build up […]
Happy New Year! What To Expect In 2017
Hey guys! HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2016 was a rollercoaster of a year. Professionally it was pretty great with the publication of my first novel, children’s book and novella. Personally, I lost my grandpa this year so that pretty much sucked. It was an unusual year, but overall it was pretty productive and I’m rolling into […]