Hello Laura! How are you? All over the place! I’m currently beginning testing to qualify as a liver transplant recipient due to my rare auto-immune bile duct / liver disease (PSC) which has made my liver a big cirrhotic mess akin to that of Bukowski or Hemingway. My days are marked by huge ups and downs as the pendulum swings between hope and despair, energy and fatigue. I constantly have to fight the medical system to keep the ball moving […]
Categories: Writer/Poet
Hello Rose! Sending a great big HELLO to Everyone! What takes up most of your times these days? Right now what takes up most of my time is surviving. On a personal level this has always been a struggle that has affected every part of my life. Today I have learned to survive by bartering, sharing and caring. I barter by my willingness to drive to almost anywhere on the island. I deliver things and people, pick up families and sometimes […]
Categories: Educator, Writer/Poet
I got a chance to meet up with newly published author, Eliza Robertson while she was in Victoria taking a break from studies in England. How is your summer going? Oh, fine… I have returned to Victoria for blackberry season. My augusts are typically bear-like. What is the last book you read? Right now, I am reading A Beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam. Half the book is written from the perspective of chimps. It’s remarkable. I catch myself offering […]
Categories: Uncategorized, Writer/Poet • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, Photography, true grit, victoria b.c., Wallflowers, yyj
It was great getting to know travel writer/photographer, Jeff McAllister! We spent a couple of hours talking about his many adventures and what grit means to him. Here is my interview with Jeff…. Hello Jeff! It was great meeting you the other day! We covered a lot. Could you tell me a little bit about what you’ve been working on in the past few years? Up until the end of 2012, my primary commitment was school. I was working concurrently toward two […]
Categories: Photography, Writer/Poet
Interview coming soon!! In the meantime, check out Jeremy in action……..
Categories: Writer/Poet • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, Photography, poetry, spoken-word, true grit, victoria b.c., yyj
