So I’ve decided to add a San Francisco leg to my California trip this year and I’m hoping to have one or two speaking engagements sorted out shortly. Meriah Hudson Nichols, a blogger in Berkeley (near SF) who is active… Continue Reading
I’ve been cleaning up my half-written draft posts this morning (which mostly means trashing them) and stumbled on this one. I wrote it about two and a half months before Owen died. August 6 2010: For the past 2 (or… Continue Reading
Yes or No still has all the same content, but I’ve reorganized it so that older stuff is easier to find. Categories are based on ‘type’ of post and the tags, over on the right, are by topic. The bigger… Continue Reading
(Photo: Cover of Bloom, Winter 2012) My son, Owen, passed away in October 2010 at the age of 12. He was born with multiple severe disabilities, some of which were anticipated in utero, and all of which remained undiagnosed, even in his death. Continue Reading
I’ve had a hard time articulating a succinct message of the book, even to myself. Carsten encourages me to not worry about it, says I’m an author with a story and I can promote different aspects of the book as I see fit and no one is looking to me for an expert opinion. Continue Reading
I was interviewed on CBC Radio One, Ontario Today with Rita Celli today. I don’t listen to radio all that much and wasn’t familiar with the show – but a friend’s referral to the producer of Fresh Air started a chain of connections that led me to Ontario Today. Continue Reading
