Many people have asked about some of the inspirational sources for my book "Extinction Event". The intent of the book is to warn all of us about our patterns: disinformation, economic injustice, political imbalance, animal abuse. If we don't find some kind of 'off' or...

Introduction I'm listening to a discussion about Alberta (aka 'Taliberastan') on the radio and their efforts to ban books in that province. It's like Project 2025 has migrated here and the rest of Canada seems powerless to prevent it. Let's dial back for a second and...

Can I write across communities? I’ll try!

Introduction Earlier in the year, I was accepted as a student for the Master's of Fine Arts (MFA), Fiction Writing with King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It's a two-year program and the target completion date is April, 2027. I've searched for a...

What’s a cozy mystery? A look at Detective Aunty, by Uzma Jalaluddin.

May the Fourth Be With You!