About Me
Photo credit: Rachel Irving
I write short fiction and creative nonfiction. My work has been published in Canadian and American journals and magazines.
Travel and outdoor activities often inspire me. I've done a lot of both. Growing up, my family moved from Nova Scotia to Manitoba to Ontario to Rome, Italy, and back to Nova Scotia again. As an adult, I backpacked for a year with my mountain-climbing husband. The colour of glacial lakes and the scent of frangipani are etched in my memory. I will never forget the friendly Tibetans in Zhangmu, the orangutans of Borneo, or crutching hoggets in New Zealand. Some of these experiences have turned up in stories already. Some are still waiting.
Great words inspire me too -- words like whinge or deliquesce. Please visit the NOTES section of this site to learn more about my writing life and my fascination with words.
Travel and outdoor activities often inspire me. I've done a lot of both. Growing up, my family moved from Nova Scotia to Manitoba to Ontario to Rome, Italy, and back to Nova Scotia again. As an adult, I backpacked for a year with my mountain-climbing husband. The colour of glacial lakes and the scent of frangipani are etched in my memory. I will never forget the friendly Tibetans in Zhangmu, the orangutans of Borneo, or crutching hoggets in New Zealand. Some of these experiences have turned up in stories already. Some are still waiting.
Great words inspire me too -- words like whinge or deliquesce. Please visit the NOTES section of this site to learn more about my writing life and my fascination with words.