People tell me not to call myself “old,” as if denying it will change the truth of it. (My mom is still well at 97, so I have it in...

Yes, there was a wedding in the middle of June which took me away for a week, but other than that, I’ve been home—even more than usual....

The thing I’m most proud of after successfully finishing NaNoWriMo is that I made no foolish pledge to blog everyday during the month....

Canadians do not say such sentences casually. We say it with the same emotion as someone would say, “I won the lottery!” It stays cold...

So how do you come up with complex, interesting characters? Get them to talk. Engage them in conversation. Ask them questions not only...

In honour of my granddaughter, Cadi who will be five on Wednesday. 2007 — #grandmother #Maine #Acadia #granddaughter #essay...

white lilacs It’s that time of year…time to re-dream lilacs. I wrote this in 2007. Lilacs were not a part of my life until I moved...