Mark Leslie and Rhonda Parrish, Haunted Hospitals: Eerie Tales about Hospitals, Sanatoriums, and Other Institutions (Dundurn, 2017), 220 pages. When Rhonda Parrish moved in next to the Charles Camsell Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta – reputed to be the most haunted building in the city – the seeds were sown for this book. From there,Continue reading “Review of Haunted Hospitals”
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Harvey the Cat at Sienna Library on Oct 29!
In honour of National Cat Day, the Sienna Branch Library in Missouri City, TX is hosting two hours of kitty purrfection on Sunday, October 29. From 2-4 p.m., come out to make DIY cat toys, cat treat recipes, see adorable cats up for adoption, watch funny cat videos, and get transformed by the talented CatherineContinue reading “Harvey the Cat at Sienna Library on Oct 29!”
Harvey the Cat: A Nearly True Story of Hurricane Harvey and the Houston Floods
When life throws overwhelming experiences at me, I write about them. That’s just what I (and most of the other writers I know) do in order to process and make sense of things. So when I recently went through Hurricane Harvey with my family and pets, I started writing. First it wasContinue reading “Harvey the Cat: A Nearly True Story of Hurricane Harvey and the Houston Floods”
Q&A with Shawn Selway for Hamilton Review of Books
I really enjoyed getting the chance to chat with Shawn Selway, author of the recent book, Nobody Here Will Harm You, about the Tuberculosis evacuations of Inuit from the Eastern Arctic. Read our full conversation over at the Hamilton Review of Books website!
Airforce Magazine “highly recommends” Polar Winds!
A lot of the podcasts and interviews I’ve listened to about writing lately have centred on the idea of a book lasting for ten years. The question to ask yourself when you embark on a book project is: ten years after it’s been published, will it still be read and be relevant? I always aspire toContinue reading “Airforce Magazine “highly recommends” Polar Winds!”
RISE Book Club Reading Guide – In This Together
It’s been a year since In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth and Reconciliation came out, but the conversations we wanted to highlight with our essays are still relevant and ongoing. That’s why I’m so excited that RISE-Reconciliation in Solidarity Edmonton (which, full disclosure, I mention in my intro) has selected In This Together as its thirdContinue reading “RISE Book Club Reading Guide – In This Together”
Two Upcoming Camsell Hospital Events in Edmonton
As part of the upcoming Reconciliation Week and in support of ongoing truth and reconciliation work in our city, RISE is please to be hosting two upcoming events related to the history and memory of the Charles Camsell Hospital. Both events are free and everyone is welcome. Donations will be accepted at the doorContinue reading “Two Upcoming Camsell Hospital Events in Edmonton”
Bob Burns Remembers “Sir” Jim Irvin
Bob Burns recently passed away at the age of 80. In his honour, I am putting these stories about Laurentian Air Services from him up first. Jim Irvin was always the “nuts and bolts” of LAS and Air Scheff. When I joined LAS the first time in 1970, he was chief pilot and flewContinue reading “Bob Burns Remembers “Sir” Jim Irvin”
Laurentian Air Services Personnel List
When my first book, For the Love of Flying: The Story of Laurentian Air Services, came out in 2009, I created a small do-it-yourself website to host additional ‘living’ information. Recently, I let that domain name lapse, so I am moving the photos and stories and data – like the below – over to this site soContinue reading “Laurentian Air Services Personnel List”
“The Job for Me” for Legion Magazine now up!
“Whiplash is how they described it. In 1980, when captains Nora Bottomley, Deanna (Dee) Brasseur and Leah Mosher walked anywhere in their Canadian air force blue flight suits, heads snapped around. The three women were the first in the country to receive their wings for active duty, and they knew they were under the microscopeContinue reading ““The Job for Me” for Legion Magazine now up!”