Mum was no frump; she had style. The week after she died, a man I didn't know stopped me in the park outside her house and gave me a hug. … [Read more...] about Bequeathed
Questions for the speaker
A friend of my brother's was invited to a posh fishing lodge located in Haida Gwai for a pricey fund-raising event that included a surprise celebrity speaker. … [Read more...] about Questions for the speaker
Columns/Rants
Narcissism, busyness, boobs, grief, piano-playing, childlessness, social media, work wear, Olympic hopes, reinvention, unproductivity--I've squawked about all of this, and more. … [Read more...] about Columns/Rants
Travel
Lots of travel, still, but not as much time for writing about and selling it. My blog holds most of my travel writing now; my older clippings are mostly old-school news print made into PDFs. … [Read more...] about Travel
Outdoors
Kayaking, skate-skiing, open-water swimming, rock-climbing, mountain-biking: I do lots of fun things outdoors and people have occasionally paid me to write about it. … [Read more...] about Outdoors
Lake swimming
Crying in the lake is like when a tree falls in the forest. … [Read more...] about Lake swimming