Sorry I Made You Cry Coyote I had an unbelievable adventure in the dark forest this morning. I walk my dogs just after 6 am (and in the northern hemisphere it is still very dark at that time in January). … Read More
A Gentleman Rebel Image retrieved from: www.clashmusic.com CLASH MUSIC / NEWS / 28 · 01 · 2009 David Bowie and his art have been a part of my entire life. I have loved David Bowie as much as it is … Read More
Great news for digital readers: Queen Of The Godforsaken is now available to order on eBook and Kindle! Log onto Amazon.ca, Indigo.ca (Canada) or Amazoncom, Barnesandnobel.com (USA) and order yourself a digital copy today! Read More about Queen Of The … Read More
Soar, Glitter In The Sun 2016 has arrived. I’d like to thank everyone whose life intersected with mine in 2015 (even the deer that charged me and attempted to head-butt me over a cliff). The joyful experiences we shared brought … Read More
A Forest Tobogganing Adventure As 2015 comes to an end, I share one simple truth that I learned this year: the forest never disappoints. The forest has taught me so much about life. I learn new things from the trees every … Read More
A Good Review Is Golden I have had much positive feedback on Queen Of The Godforsaken from readers–thank you all! I hate to ask my readers to do anything more than simply read my novel, but as this is my … Read More
I Work For Love Letters December has been a month of love letters. There is nothing better than a love letter (unless you accidentally intercept one meant for someone else). I’ve received them from readers of my debut novel Queen … Read More
My beautiful boy Back in the spring, I shared my favourite spot to meditate: on the mountain behind my home, sitting on a cliff overlooking Okanagan Lake with my meditating dog side-kick, Fernando. These few precious peaceful moments are some … Read More
It’s that time of year again, when black widow spiders leave the mountain wilderness and head inside for the winter. Two years ago (fall 2013) seemed to be a big black widow fiesta at my house. I found so many back … Read More
I’m very excited to read at my last Kelowna stop along “Queen’s” BC fall’15 book tour. I’ll be reading from my debut novel Queen of The Godforsaken on Wednesday evening at 7 PM @ Pulp Fiction Coffee House on Pandosy Street, … Read More
An Interview With The Salmon Arm Observer About Queen Of The Godforsaken “Writing Tales Of Canada” by Barb Brouwer, The Salmon Arm Observer, October 28, 2015, P. A20. http://www.saobserver.net/more/?sort=d&searchWSS=/entertainment/ Reprinted with permission from The Salmon Arm Observer.
I Found This Spider & I’m Keeping Her I found this spider behind a book shelf in my in-home office. It was dark in the corner where I discovered her. At first I thought she was a black widow (we … Read More
A Haunting Retrospective: 18 Years Of Halloween Costumes 1997 I made Mist (11 months old) her first Halloween costume: Po, the Teletubbie. It ended up taking many hours to complete. Here she is in her pram, ready to stroll around … Read More
Queen Book Tour Reading @ Vancouver Public Library Heroines of Young Adult Fiction with Mix Hart & Eileen Kernaghan I had the hour of reading at the Vancouver Public Library (VPL—Main Branch) with author Eileen Kernaghan. I read from my … Read More
Rip Tides In Time Many times in my life, and in the lives of those closest to me, I have witnessed the universe presenting me (and others) exactly with what we are the most passionate about. It is as though … Read More