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Graphic Lit Must Push Boundaries
Is courage your first instinct or your last? I don't think it matters so long as you show it.
Writing a book is an act of courage. So is reading o...
For Mother's Day
When I was fresh out of grad school, I moved to Toronto and got a job in a restaurant.
It was the first of many times in my life when I was faced w...
Best Books of 2024
When it comes to grief, no one can do it for us but we do not have to do it alone. That includes you.
I Miss My MommyĀ earned a star and a spot onĀ ...
A Visit to the Grief Dreams Podcast
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When my Mommy comes to me in a dream, I always wake up restored and with a belly full of hot tea. Itās as if my buffer against an occ...
Employee Assistance Programs and My Book
If any of you work with, or are in touch with, EAP service providers (LifeWorks, BetterUp, ComPsych, MantraCare), I would love an introduction and/or a good word. Thank you, everyone!
Gan Arts Fest
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Massive book sales? No. Deep connections? Yes. More on that in a future post.
This past weekend, I took the train up to Gananoque, Ontario an...
Kirkus Pins a Star on My Book
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Getting the word out about an independently published book takes persistence & the forward lean of a battering ram. It also takes a set of c...
Finding Your Mother's Spice Tins
In 2021, Benjamin Dreyer, the former managing editor and copy chief at Random House, wrote a beautiful piece for his Substack newsletter. āThe Fi...
My Book is Going to the Library
My graphic novel, I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults, will be available at the Toronto Public Library.
šJazz handsš- Thank you to ...
I Miss You Too, Daddy
My new book is calledĀ I Miss My Mommy, but fathers are just as integral to the story for orphaned adults.For Fatherās Day, hereās a preview of how ...
About the Author
I didnāt set out to create a book on grief ...
Hi, Iām Alison. As a magazine writer, Iāve interviewed:⢠Olympic boxers⢠Presidential candidates*ā¢...