Jun 21, 2010 | The Writing Life
A Forensic Anthropologist Answers Your Questions You asked, and Finch answered! Here, at long last, are the answers to your gory questions. I don’t recommend reading them while eating lunch. 1. Elspeth Cross: Is there a point where DNA can no longer be taken...
Jun 18, 2010 | The Writing Life
Something interesting happened to me today. After the heaviness of some of this week’s posts, I decided that today’s would be about something lighter…namely, the books I’m reading in my (very limited) spare time. One of my all-time favorite...
Jun 17, 2010 | The Writing Life
I had to work late for my day job tonight, and the last thing I ever expected to receive in return was an important lesson on storytelling. My city is holding the first ever national event of reconciliation for the survivors of residential schools. I’m very...
Jun 11, 2010 | The Writing Life
Dear Readers, This question goes out to all of you…whether you consider yourself a writer or not. What book changed your life? Is there a volume that you refer to again and again, until it’s dogeared? For me, the answer to this question is easy. (As you...
Jun 10, 2010 | The Writing Life
I find it a wonderful coincidence that–just as I’m writing a book about a woman searching for a long-lost childhood friend–I suddenly find my own. Carla and I were only seven when she moved to Vancouver…too little to really understand that we...
Jun 7, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
Dear readers, I have some exciting news! I just found out that my application for Susie Moloney’s writing retreat was successful! So, come September, I’ll be heading to the Catskills…to the very same place Dirty Dancing was filmed. Perhaps the ghost...
