EDITION #02

Far from my relics

From Lytton to New York

My dear little book

There is a lot to tell you about.

I hardly know how to put words to it, how to express my gratitude. You have welcomed my little book with incredible warmth and support, and I am deeply grateful.

Burning Sage was released on September 1. It sold out of its first print run within weeks. It’s in libraries and bookstores across the country. It’s been featured in end-of-year book lists and has heart-filling reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. It is loved.

I was so worried that no one would connect with my book, and I feel moved by every single milestone. Day after day, I’m crying in the kitchen. Thank you.

In September and October, Helen and I took Burning Sage on book tour. At each event, I felt your love and support: thank you for that, too.

The media has also been generous. I appreciate how they take their time, producing works of art in their own right, in contrast to the hasty sensationalism we experienced after the fire. I think these pieces are the most beautifully done:

• This radio interview with Tom Power (CBC’s Q)

• This long-form article by Tyler Olsen (Fraser Valley Current)

• This book review by Tom Sandborn (Vancouver Sun)

And, most of all, most meaningful and healing, is your response to my little book. I’ve received so many messages from readers, strangers and friends, each one sharing their emotional reaction to my words. Every message feels like a gift. Thank you.

Writing reflections

In these quiet days in New York, I’ve been working on a few email interviews (like this one, just released). Unexpectedly, answering the interviews turned into inspiration. I’ve hardly written anything since I wrote Burning Sage, but now, here in New York, I’m writing.

I’m working on a series of little vignettes, poetry and prose, thoughts, fragments. Reflections. Things that are tied together by story, emotion, and heartache.

You can read them (I’d love if you would) in a secret corner of my website that will be going public sometime in the new year. The button’s below, and here are two recently written pieces that are reflective of sadness and dear to my heart:

And here’s the button. Thanks for spending time with my writing; it feels vulnerable to share, but also good. Like community.

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