What I Write
As a writer I am always trying to explore the uncommon, the different, whether that be through an other-worldly science fiction story or in a non-fiction piece on otherness and difference.
I work in the genres of science fiction, science fiction romance, memoir, creative non-fiction, and, most recently, have taken up poetry again.
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Publications:
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"My Blood is Red" (poetry) - Punk Monk, January 15, 2025, to be published
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"Flight" (fiction) - The Amphibian Literary and Art Journal, Issue 7, Folklore, pages 35-37
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"Three Cooper Books" (creative non-fiction) - Literary Cocktail, Spring 2024
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“Desert Drive” (creative non-fiction) – Argyle Literary Magazine, Issue 3, May 2024, online
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“Secret Stash” (creative non-fiction) – Yale’s The Perch, Volume 7, Substance Use, Spring 2024, pages 159-161
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“Seated” (Poetry) – Juste Literary, Issue 1, Spring 2024, pages 49-50
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“The Things We Carry” (poetry) – Literary Cocktail, Fall 2023, page 3
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“Father” (fiction) – Amsterdam Quarterly, AQ 38 and 2023 Yearbook, 2023, online and pages 103-104
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“Haircut” (creative non-fiction) – Lived Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1, Loved, 2023, page 23
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“Mee-Maw” (creative non-fiction) – Lived Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 2, Childhood, 2022, pages 32-33
Who I Am
Over the past 20 years I have worked in the non-profit field as an administrator and human resources specialist. In 2014 I received my certificate Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Management from the Toronto Metropolitan University. Before that, I worked in advertising and as a tour guide through the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
From an early age I struggled with my mental health and was later diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. After many years of remaining silent, today I try to be an advocate for the de-stigmatization of mental health issues, especially in the workplace.
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I currently live in Timmins, located in beautiful Northern Ontario with my cat Belle. During my free time you can find me writing, baking or spending “crafternoons” with friends cross-stitching.
