An April Challenge

To celebrate National Poetry Writing Month, I’ve given myself the challenge of writing thirty poems in thirty days, on the theme of “walking in the world”. I’m enjoying walking, getting myself out into spring — and thinking about poetry....

A New Poem about an Old Trip

It’s been eight years since I tent camped for six weeks in Newfoundland with my partner. The land captivated me. Even though conditions were harsh — or maybe, because they were! — I didn’t want to leave. Here’s an image from the trip, and...

Coast Lines

Some readers may know that I maintain a blog called “Coast Lines”. I enjoy exploring Victoria from the perspective of a walker, and I occasionally post to my blog about things I discover that inspire me. I also love taking photographs, and the Coast Lines...

Poetry, Trees and Collective Action

I attended a writing workshop on January 21 with Winnipeg author Ariel Gordon. She came with a couple of books: As you can tell — she is passionate about trees! That makes Ariel someone after my own heart, as anyone who reads my blog posts will know. I did a...

December 2023 Column

I’ve mentioned my plans to organize my Friday AM columns into a book. Since climate change is on all our minds, I thought I’d post my December column in this space. Friday AM has been a fixture in Salmon Arm’s media landscape for well over twenty...

News: Another Book in Progress

For over four years I’ve written a monthly column for the Salmon Arm paper Friday AM. Located in the BC interior on Shuswap Lake, Salmon Arm is an attractive small city of about 20,000. I lived in the area for over two decades, and began the column...