Unlike my other least favourite question – “What’s your novel about?” – this one, “Why write?”, is a question that writers ask themselves, usually plaintively.…
A white mist hangs over the Campbell River in the mornings. The river flows swiftly and is so shallow it kicks a lot of moisture…
I was raised almost mutely by a father who, I am sure, loved me, but with a kind of muscle love that could not be…
For the past month I have been away from home. First in Vancouver, teaching a creative nonfiction summer course at the University of British Columbia,…
I have written fourteen books of nonfiction, and now I have written a novel, and recently I was asked to compare the two experiences. What…
I’ve been invited to take part in La Sombra del Sabino, a Canadian literary festival that takes place in Tepotzlan, Mexico, next month (February 22-25).…