We canoed on Lake Louise this morning, the first time for me, on the calmest lake I’ve ever paddled on. It was also the milkiest blue,...

It’s finally up on the website, so I can announce – I’ll be one of the authors at Wordfest in Calgary and Banff this October. I’m...

My garden has hit one of those rare moments of exquisite beauty, with shifting blues and pinks through the garden, backed by lush green....

Writers love books, and libraries. This is the most stunning library I’ve been in – the library of Parliament, in Ottawa. We’re convinced...

I’m on holiday, and not writing much. I have moments of inspiration, taking notes during an organ concert, sneaking photos of a woman for...

I’ve discovered there’s a direct link between my right hand, just above the thumb, and my brain. At least to my ability to think. I’m...

We’ve had far more rain than usual for June, which is normally the rainiest month in Calgary. We’ve more than made up for a dry winter,...

After my June 4 post, Writing and Doubt, a writer friend, Rebecca Upjohn, referred to the never-ending Mobius strip of creativity. I...

I’ve had a boxwood growing in my garden for five years, and I just scored another. I had to fight for it – Plantation brought in 24 last...

Once again. still, forever, I’m doing the renovation dance: working around guys working in the house, working through waiting and...

I found a lovely quote by Julia Cameron: “For an artist, “I don’t know” is the hard time. It is the season between seasons when you are...

I’ve had a very successful week making writing the focus of my days, in spite of renovations and a twice-dead furnace. But I’ve been...

At the Young Alberta Book Society meeting last Sunday (a great day all-round), Carolyn Fisher gave a talk on storyboarding. It was...

In a great commencement address Neil Gaiman gave (at The University of The Arts), he said, “There was a day when I looked up and realized...

Probably my favorite time in the garden and my favorite scent: when the apple tree is in full bloom. Maureen

Occasionally (well, perhaps not so occasionally) I’ll plant something that’s pushing the gardening zone limits for Calgary. I’ve had lots...

We have a winner. Well, two, actually. The magic spell contest for howweirdcanyouget.com has closed, and I have chosen my favorites. You...

I’ve been away from writing for too long. Oh, I’ve been writing and thinking and reading. But not writing for hours at a time. A daughter...

Tuesday morning I drove through the rain to Cochrane, for a couple of sessions with the grade 4 English students at Elizabeth Barrett...

It’s time to launch The Veil Weavers, third in the Veil of Magic trilogy. If you’re in Calgary, please come: Saturday, May 5, at 2:00 pm...