adventuresJan 28, 2022

Mike’s Big and Wet Underwater Adventure Activity Book

How bad do you have to be at biting stuff that evolution gives you ‘endless teeth’? I’m speaking, of course, about our friends beneath the waves, the shark. Earlier today, I was…

100 days — writingAug 23, 2026

Crime Scene

Charlie and Mabel were left for dead in a snowbank two years ago. We took them in and gave them a job: watch the shop, report anything unusual. Today, no girls. Just an open window and a light rain.

100 days — writingAug 29, 2026

l33t sk1llz

Four games in, a character showed up at the end of a chapter and named herself. I have no idea how I'll reconcile what she set in motion, and I can't wait to find out.

life at homeJan 30, 2022

The Coyote Barriers of Calgary

Not all ‘burbs are created equal. “Some ‘burbs are built in valleys, and some ‘burbs are on the plains, and other ‘burbs—like our current ‘burbs—sit on high terrain.” Each area of…

camp covidJan 22, 2021

Adventures at Camp Covid

Here I am, hit me like a quarantine Catch up on the rest of the story and read the tales of 'Camp COVID' in order: 1. Alive and Well at Camp Covid 2. Adventures at Camp Covid 3.…

work & creativityFeb 5, 2022

The Million-Dollar Question

To social media or not to social media? That is the question. Well, it's one of the questions. The real " Million-Dollar Question " is at the end of this post. Several months ago,…

100 days — writingAug 22, 2026

The Penalty

Four little boys, one hot Friday, and a gas station counter full of candy. Their bikes were lined up outside like getaway vehicles. Some things haven't changed in forty-plus years.

life at homeMar 25, 2022

I'm No Elephantologist

I'm No Elephantologist. From the Calgary Zoo to the Smithsonian's National Zoo. I just found this picture I took many, many, many years ago. All those years ago, we were treated…

100 days — doodlingSep 17, 2026

Giraffe Adjacent

Inspired by the pair of derpy pronghorns I saw on my drive back from Medicine Hat today. They are closer to giraffes than any other animal. Huh. The more you know.

100 days — writingSep 21, 2026

Knives Out

The Japanese whetstones took a month to arrive, so naturally every knife in the house had to be sharpened the day they landed. In my head there was a stream, a topknot, and a few centuries of ancestry.

100 days — writingSep 18, 2026

Cat Sisters

Charlie curls into my knees at night and purrs. Mabel does flying dragon kicks off the wall, murders a sock, and runs sideways up the stairs. Somehow both of these are load-bearing.