Aug 22, 2016 | Connection, Lifestyle, Love, Ottawa, Storyteller, Travel
Guts. You gotta admire guts. That’s what I was thinking as I wandered through yesterday’s Capital Pride Parade on Bank Street. It was my first Capital Pride Parade and it won’t be my last. I’ll be making a point of attending each year from now on to show my...
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Jul 17, 2016 | Lifestyle, Storyteller, Travel
St. Pierre et Miquelon, France. I won’t be back. I read mixed reviews about it from the beginning, quite polarized. From “amazing place,” to “don’t go.” Unless you’re a photographer, or really interested in history and architecture, I’m in the “don’t go” camp. Doug,...
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Jul 8, 2016 | Connection, Hearts, Love, Storyteller
I blinked. And 21 years went by from the day we said, “I do.” During that time: I laughed. I cried. I loved. I hated. I smiled. I frowned. I kissed. I touched. I didn’t touch. I looked. I saw. I didn’t see. I felt. I didn’t feel. I regretted. I rejoiced. I explained....
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Nov 30, 2015 | Books, Editor
Launched. Available. What’s left now? Promotion and marketing of course. But the main driver behind the book was not to sell. The driver was my son Fionn first, and me, the writer, second. Is it all I hoped it would be? Well, yes. I am pleased with the production, the...
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Nov 14, 2015 | Books, Editor, Ottawa, Seahorses, Storyteller
It’s one thing for a journalist to research, interview, and write about an issue or a person. It’s another to turn that spotlight around and shine it full on yourself. When you do, billboard-size “DANGER” signs, flashing in orange-red neon, scream at you from every...
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