Getting excited for the fall! As SFU's writer in residence, I'm following some of the best writers in the country--Mercedes Eng, Cecily Nicholson, Carleigh Baker, Ivan Coyote, Wayde Compton...a really high bar.

Gargoyles killing the time with good books.

Me returning home after I said I was just going to 'browse' at the local bookshop and nursery

Bob Barker was part Lakota and he spent his childhood living and going to school on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

Please join me in wishing him a blessed journey to the land of souls. 🙏🏾🪶

Congratulations, Jane!

Doesn't hurt to plan ahead.

Tove Janssen, author of the Moomin books, swimming outside her summer cottage Klovharun in Pellinge, Finland.

This gentleman is 78 and asked me one question.
' IS IT OK IF I HAVE A HUSBAND!'
My answer was easy, as was the decision to give him a FREE boiler!

The reason was 2 fold
Firstly, his husband was terminally ill, in a Hospice.
Secondly, another plumber wanted £5650.00 for a easy…

Lost my beautiful Mum today. ‘Kicked the bucket’ as she would say. What a sharp, fierce & witty woman Anne was, until Alzheimer’s struck in 2010. It’s been a long & winding road. A fitting song 4 ur departure Mum. Tracy & I will miss u enormously. We’ll always love u XX

“One Night Cough Syrup” from the 1930s, which contained cannabis, morphine, chloroform, and alcohol! In 1934, the FDA ruled that the claims of the cough syrup's therapeutic properties were misleading, and remaining stock was destroyed.

“We never get to see people living with pain or #disability because—guess what? They can’t leave their houses. #Painflare -ups can also be unpredictable. You might make plans and then have to say, ‘I’m sorry, but I can’t manage this today.’” buff.ly/3oyZNsW #chronicillness

This is a beautiful letter from Fiona Apple explaining to her fans why she must postpone a concert date.

I am impressed at the way she was instantly able to make the decision to choose love over her career. Indeed, the world needs more of this.

Enjoy the story...

“It's 6pm…

'I like your clothes.'
Me: 'Thank you.'
'You look weird. But cool.'

Will 100% take that. Thank you, insightful 10yr old stranger.

Shout out to my friend Tara Moss for being so supportive.

It might seem like a minor thing to make an Instagram story…but sometimes when you’re struggling to keep yourself afloat, this small thing is actually a BIG thing.

Hurray for celebrating others 🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️

In August 1938, #DaphneDuMaurier 's novel #Rebecca was published in the UK. It was to become the most famous of all her books and has never been out of print. This month we celebrate the 85th anniversary of Rebecca.

Kate is such a light. 💜