To get away
10 December, 2010There is often great irony in a writer's desire to get away. Away, where there are fewer distractions and impositions. Writing retreats promise that, yet inevitably raise new...
View ArticleExploring a woman's way west
9 March, 2012For years I have been working on a manuscript about the boggy bush country of western Alberta. It’s a landscape that is resource rich, at least in terms of resources that were economically...
View ArticleThe genius of moss
22 March, 2012What do you see when you look at these photos?Bad lumber? Difficult walking terrain? We are conditioned to see places through the lenses of tourism, or industry, or comfort. Where are the...
View ArticleFrom the ashes: looking down to discover the forest
20 July, 2012Back in my old haunts last week, in the boggy bush around Lodgepole, Alberta, I passed through a swath of recently burned timber.In exploring natural areas, I am trying to train my eye to...
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