Inside The Outside Circle
A book review by Katherine Fawcett First Nations communities have long known the healing power of story-telling. But healing can be a painful process, and like splitting open infected wounds and washing them with salty tears, those stories are often hard to hear. The Outside Circle, a graphic novel by Patti LaBoucane-Benson (illustrated by Kelly […]
Oh My!
Katherine Fawcett’s short story collection, Little Washer of Sorrows Review by Karen McLeod How does Katherine Fawcett come up with these fantastic, original stories? I picture the author and her friends on a dock, it’s a summer evening, they’ve had a few, and then the “What if?” conversation starts. The first story in the collection, […]
Subtle Suspense
A Book Review of Punishment by Linden MacIntyre Review by Karen McLeod One sign of a great read is that it turns me into a not-so-great mom. Case in point: this summer, while the good moms on the ferry were flapping and squinting on deck, steering the hope-filled gazes of their children towards an orca […]
Had A Glass: Wine Book Review
By Nicole Fitzgerald Half a dozen girlfriends on a Saturday night raise their glasses. More than a dozen wine bottles sit in the not so far distance. Some are uncorked, tattooing red rings on the kitchen counter. Others lips are sealed in the fridge. But we are a noisy bunch by midnight. Everyone is eagerly […]
Is taking off more important than landing?
By Susan Oakey-Baker I procrastinate. My thesis adviser said he’d never seen anyone produce so much at the eleventh hour. The more meaningful the task, the more there is to lose, the more vulnerable I feel, the more I procrastinate, until I become paralyzed. I suffer from the usual barriers; fear of failure, hung up […]
3 Tips to Finish Your Manuscript
by Sara Leach You’d think things would be easier. I’m working on my sixth book. Actually, if you count all the stories sitting on my hard drive, this is my tenth manuscript. But it feels just as hard as the first one—maybe even harder, because I have higher expectations. Each project I start, whether it’s […]
Great Girlfriend’s Advice
By Joanne Fogolin This time of year marks the preparation for the Whistler Writers Festival, and the much anticipated return of, “Tasting the Divine: Cooks with Books” evening, slated for October 16, 2015. Three authors will be in attendance to sign books and answer questions. I’ve been asked to read, sample recipes, and review Emily […]
Movement is my Mother Tongue
I’m fascinated by transitions. The precise moment between the release of the last tenuous grasp of the familiar, and the new becoming fully formed charms me. That point is almost impossible to identify and like many, I used to rush to escape the discomfort in its uncertainty.
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Fledgling to Flight
“Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.” – Victor Hugo I have a new novel coming out this year. I say these words quietly because it seems so self-indulgent to say it any other way. In […]