Wild Mind, Disciplined Eye
"Creativity is a wild mind and disciplined eye." Dorothy Parker
Published Work
Deep Listening, Chapter 19, Teaching in the Anthropocene
2022
This undergraduate Education text is edited by Alysha Farrell, Candy Skylar, and Michelle Lam. Deep Listening is a co-write of the Sojourners Collective including myself, Mary-Louise Chown, Margaret Korlak, and Irene Friesen-Wolfstone. Our chapter in this book focuses on deep listening as a means to eco-centrism.
It is available from Canadian Scholars
The Goddess Cup, Awfully Hilarious: Period Pieces
2023
This anthology bravely tells stories about menstruation from maiden to mother to crone. Writers aged 11 to 72 share their poignant and sometimes hilarious stories. Lovingly imagined by Heather Hendrie, this book won the 2024 Canadian Book Club Award in the category of Anthology. Paperback, Kindle, and audiobook available at the Awfully Hilarious website.
Work in Progress
Letters for Kay Sutherland
27th City of Winnipeg Battalion, Football Champions, 1918
1914. Sent from England as The Right Kind of Woman by the British Women's Emigration Association, Kay Sutherland arrives in Winnipeg. On the brink of the city's decline and threat of war she meets Bertie, a left back for the Brooklands Football Club. Their swift courtship is staged in the parks, carnivals, and theatres of the Gateway to the West. When Bertie enlists in the 27th "City of Winnipeg" Battalion, the illusions of colony quickly fall away. Caught in the crosshairs of empire and duty they will make choices for their survival. Like the young nation of Canada, their beliefs and identities will be forever shaped by war.