WOTS — madrona style
The initials WOTS in Canada usually stand for Word On The Street. But drive just south of Blaine and it’s… FULL STORY
Author Archive
The dim light of redemption
At emotional rock bottom, the only options for Maggie and Ben in Livingston’s new novel are death or the long,… FULL STORY
Gina gains momentum
Prior to her teaching career, Gina McMurchy-Barber majored in archaeology at Simon Fraser University and studied orangutans in Borneo with… FULL STORY
Tucker Cross to Bermuda Key
B.R. Bentley’s first novel, The Cross (Friesen Press), was inspired by the theft of the Tucker Cross in 1975. After… FULL STORY
#49 Upon entering 2016
There is white shyte everywhere. Everything frozen and still. I’m at my big front window, using a damp cloth to… FULL STORY
Gunhild’s Granddaughter
Myrtle Siebert’s From Fjord to Floathouse – subtitled one family’s journey from the farmlands of Norway to the Coast of… FULL STORY
Move over, Bill Richardson
Growing up, Vancouver-born Charles Demers was a politically sophisticated fat kid with a void in sports and cars. Even though… FULL STORY
Dower revisits New Jersey roots
The new year has yet to come, and already the spring crop is showing promise. Tricia Dower’s Becoming Lin (Caitlin… FULL STORY
Anita’s Revolution is Cuba bound
Having lived and worked in Cuba for five years in the mid 1960s, Shirley Langer has a deep and abiding… FULL STORY
A Better World is Possible
The futurist who started Victoria’s first car co-op has an impressive track record for encouraging people to imagine bold solutions… FULL STORY
Writing shouldn’t be painful
Lindsay Lewis of Victoria holds a degree in Applied Linguistics and a Cambridge teaching diploma from England. She has been… FULL STORY
#35 Charlotte Cameron
LOCATION: Surf Lodge, 885 Berry Point Road, Gabriola Island In 1946, Malcolm Lowry and his wife Margerie took a small… FULL STORY
Turning 15 with Borrie
SFU Writer’s Studio will soon be marking its 15th Anniversary as a cauldron for literary activity in B.C. As well… FULL STORY
Eke speaks of Warrior’s path
James Eke is a former journalist who spent eleven years in the military. At 46, as owner and chief instructor… FULL STORY
Gabriola celebrates Lowry
If you go to Paris, you can visit Balzac’s house or find the graves of famous authors in the world’s… FULL STORY
Ecopoetics
Kelly Shepherd wrote five poetry chapbooks before Shift (Thistledown $17.95), a collection of poems in which he explores human relationships… FULL STORY
Kat & dogs
Losing a pet–literally having your pet get lost or left behind–can be a traumatic experience. You can’t call Ghostbusters; but… FULL STORY
A return to Burns Lake
“Laura didn’t feed us information,” said hereditary chief Ronnie Alec, “and she didn’t make us feel worse. She just listened,… FULL STORY
#48 ‘Tis the Season to be Shopping
Every now and again it marvels me that any of us can manage to sleep at night. One-third of the… FULL STORY
#34 Eve Lazarus
LOCATION: North of Beaver Lake, Stanley Park In 1953, the skeletons of two little boys were uncovered by a Vancouver… FULL STORY
