A thousand apologies for the long delay in updating the old blog, an item that’s been on my To Do List for an indefensible length of time. There is much happy news to report however, so make yourself a nice cuppa and throw another log on the fire and I’ll begin. The Halloween readings! Ah […]
A couple of days ago, a dear patron saint of mine sent me an article by Parker J. Palmer, entitled “Taking pen in hand: A writer’s life and faith.” (Christian Century, September 7, 2010) The article had so much to say to me, as my patron saint knew it would, but it was Palmer’s treatment of […]
Plans for a fall reading with Mary Ann Mulhern are shaping up nicely, and expanding! We originally thought we would do a reading at Page 233, the new bookstore at 233 Dalhousie in Amherstburg, October 30th – and so we shall at 2:00 PM. But Marty Gervais, our illustrious publisher, suggested an additional reading earlier the same day in Windsor […]
In a chapter on the desirability of the writer maintaining a certain detachment, especially when describing sad characters or scenes, Madeleine L’Engle in A Circle of Quiet says this: “All the scenes that move me deeply while I am writing them end up in the wastepaper basket.” Ye gods and little fishes! Notwithstanding that it always […]
holy cards: dead women talking is a collection of narrative poems focusing on the histories and legends of women saints from both the Eastern Orthodox and Roman traditions.
holy cards: dead women talking is a collection of narrative poems focusing on the histories and legends of women saints from both the Eastern Orthodox and Roman traditions.