New and Old Friends…

This has been a heartwarming week, for a few reasons…
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Ben Barry, a socially conscious entrepeneur and journalist for Report on Business. He was curious about my self-promotional strategies and the ways they are similar to small business marketing tactics. Click here to check out his column.
On Thursday, [...]

Reading, Writing and MMP

It’s been a productive week of writing: a little more story development, editing and a few more pages tapped out on the keyboard. Once in a while writing feels easy–I fall into some kind of “zone” and time and words flow well. Most of the time, however, it is a disciplined practice of staying in [...]

Readings coming up this week

Ramadan Mubarak and Shanah Tova everyone!
This week, I will be reading at a noon-time event at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: “Queer Within These Walls”, Wednesday September 19th, 12-1pm at 33 Russell Street, Cafeteria, Toronto. The event is open to all and free, so come check it out. Along with Debra Anderson and [...]

Reading at the St. Christopher House Literacy Program’s 30th Anniversary Party

If you spend any time in Toronto’s downtown west neighbourhoods, you’ll probably be a little familiar with St Christopher House (http://www.stchrishouse.org/), a local social service agency that serves the city’s homeless, new immigrants and kids.
At Ossington and Dundas, one of St. Chris’s original locations, there is a literacy program that was started in 1977. Last [...]

a new year starting…

I think many of us, trained for so many years by our school system, view September as a kind of new year. Even if we aren’t students or academics, September can signal the ending of a relaxed summer and the beginning of new projects, new responsibilities or the end of holidays.
This September brings the return of my [...]