A Good Review Is Golden
A Good Review Is Golden I have had much positive feedback on Queen Of The Godforsaken from readers–thank you all! I hate to ask my readers to do anything more than simply read my novel, but as this is my … Read More
A Good Review Is Golden I have had much positive feedback on Queen Of The Godforsaken from readers–thank you all! I hate to ask my readers to do anything more than simply read my novel, but as this is my … Read More
I Work For Love Letters December has been a month of love letters. There is nothing better than a love letter (unless you accidentally intercept one meant for someone else). I’ve received them from readers of my debut novel Queen … Read More
My beautiful boy Back in the spring, I shared my favourite spot to meditate: on the mountain behind my home, sitting on a cliff overlooking Okanagan Lake with my meditating dog side-kick, Fernando. These few precious peaceful moments are some … Read More
It’s that time of year again, when black widow spiders leave the mountain wilderness and head inside for the winter. Two years ago (fall 2013) seemed to be a big black widow fiesta at my house. I found so many back … Read More
I’m very excited to read at my last Kelowna stop along “Queen’s” BC fall’15 book tour. I’ll be reading from my debut novel Queen of The Godforsaken on Wednesday evening at 7 PM @ Pulp Fiction Coffee House on Pandosy Street, … Read More
An Interview With The Salmon Arm Observer About Queen Of The Godforsaken “Writing Tales Of Canada” by Barb Brouwer, The Salmon Arm Observer, October 28, 2015, P. A20. http://www.saobserver.net/more/?sort=d&searchWSS=/entertainment/ Reprinted with permission from The Salmon Arm Observer.
I Found This Spider & I’m Keeping Her I found this spider behind a book shelf in my in-home office. It was dark in the corner where I discovered her. At first I thought she was a black widow (we … Read More
A Haunting Retrospective: 18 Years Of Halloween Costumes 1997 I made Mist (11 months old) her first Halloween costume: Po, the Teletubbie. It ended up taking many hours to complete. Here she is in her pram, ready to stroll around … Read More
Queen Book Tour Reading @ Vancouver Public Library Heroines of Young Adult Fiction with Mix Hart & Eileen Kernaghan I had the hour of reading at the Vancouver Public Library (VPL—Main Branch) with author Eileen Kernaghan. I read from my … Read More
Rip Tides In Time Many times in my life, and in the lives of those closest to me, I have witnessed the universe presenting me (and others) exactly with what we are the most passionate about. It is as though … Read More
Queen Of The Godforsaken Book Launch Party Bohemian Cafe October 16, 2015 Queen Of The Godforsaken book launch party was wonderful success! I couldn’t have asked for a better event. The party had the best vibe. We had a total … Read More
The Queen Of The Godforsaken Requests Your Presence… Tonight Is The Night The night has finally arrived; the official launch of my debut novel Queen Of The Godforsaken. I have my dress and boots picked out and I’m excited to meet … Read More
The Books Are Here! Queen Of The Godforsaken Has Arrived… The Queen… has arrived on my door step—two boxes filled with my debut novel. Thank you Thistledown Press! These are the books that I purchased from my publisher to sell … Read More
The Face My Dog Makes When I’ve Hurt His Doggy Feelings… I came upon this lion sculpture while touring The Metropolitan Museum Of Art this past August in NYC. I had to take a picture of it because the lion’s … Read More
These Boots Were Not Made For Walking You don’t appreciate what you’ve got until it’s gone. Such is my appreciation for being able to walk my dogs. I know it is temporary and that it could be much worse; I am … Read More