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Writing the City, Part II: The Junction
Do you love the Junction? Do you love to write? Join me for a *free* 8-week writing workshop at the Annette Street Library where we will find our creative voices, inspired by the Junction. Annette St. Library: 145 Annette St., Toronto Adult workshops (18+): Thursdays from 6:30-8pm: Sept. 20, 27 / Oct. 11, 18, 25…
Read MoreMy (small press) writing day
I love reading about writers’ processes – how many cups of coffee they drink, how they procrastinate, where they write, what they listen to, if anything, how they juggle all the life things that aren’t writing while also writing… So, I was delighted to be asked by Rob McLennan to write about my own writing days, for…
Read MoreTravelling Exhibition 2018: Germany and Halifax, NS
It is such a treat to be part of Manu Buechting’s Travelling Exhibition. My letterpressed Amelia Earhart plane book, along with stunning hand bound books have been all over the place, from Toronto’s Massey College and Görlitz, Germany to Lucerne, Switzerland, and this summer, they travelled to Offenbach am Main, Germany and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Platz 71.…
Read MoreJuly 2, 2018: My love letter to picnics on CBC Radio
It’s no secret that I love picnicking. I LOVE PICNICKING! I love picnicking so much, I picnic in the winter because I can’t wait until summer. 2018 has been the most picnic-filled year I’ve ever had, what with the two or three, sometimes even 4 picnics I had a day in Buenos Aires. Just the…
Read MoreOn stage: Histoire d’Amour
I’m so excited that Sylvie Bouchard and Bouchard Dances are remounting Histoire d’Amour, an evening-length dance-theatre trio based on an undying quest for love and a need to understand its meaning. I worked on writing and editing the text and it is such a wonderful show. Go see if it you can! April 4-7, 2018: Harbourfront Centre 8:00pm…
Read MoreA love letter to winter picnicking on CBC TV & Radio
Winter has arrived, with heaps of snow and really chilly days. The temptation to burrow under the blankets for the next three months is strong, but resist! If only for a few hours. Instead, I recommend a winter picnic – my ultimate favourite winter activity! In fact, I love them so much, I threw a *very* early…
Read MoreA literary DIY Halloween on CBC’s Metro Morning
It’s no secret that I love making things. I’m not a great sewer (in fact I’m fairly terrible, being a firm believer in the measure-never, cut-a-million-times philosophy), but Halloween is MY JAM! All making all the time. I’ve always made my own Halloween costumes, including my Grade 4 gem: Time Magazine’s Woman of the Year.…
Read More“You Showed Up Wearing Pants” in The Temz Review
For years I’ve been writing letters to Amelia Earhart, and in the last little while, I’ve been turning these letters into what one day will be a novel. AND the first letter of the project, “You Showed Up Wearing Pants” has been published in the inaugural issue of The Temz Review. I’m in such good…
Read MoreFees and rates for Community Artists/Arts Educators
While writing a Community Art/Arts Education grant for the OAC, I came across the question: “How did you determine and estimate expenses including artist fees? Use arts service organizations or artist union rates, as applicable.” Buuuuut, community art doesn’t really have an artist union/service organization with formal rates. So I decided to ask around and find…
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