My career started on October 15, 1972. I attended police college four years later – I was a first-class Constable. There was the Ontario Police Act, back then. I completed my recruit training in December 1976, both part A and B. What drew me to policing? It was...
I was thrilled that Becca, of Writers Helping Writers asked me to be a guest contributor for this important and sensitive topic. I’m not an expert, however, even though I am a Person of Colour, so make sure to do your own research. Everyone has a unique lived...
The first defining moment that I remember occurred in grade four, when Sandy Padano took a swing at my head with her Sunshine Family mom doll in the junior girl’s washroom. Sandy – whose dad was Spanish and had a complexion as dark as mine – screamed “spot-face,...
As I was ‘cleaning out’ my computer files, I came across this piece I wrote in 2012, as a trial first chapter for Kenora Reinvented. There was even a cover design idea to go with it. Just goes to show you how a few years and dozens of false starts and...
I have a giveaway to tell you about that you absolutely do not want to miss. Angela and Becca, the co-authors of The Emotion Thesaurus, are celebrating their book’s 10th anniversary with a massive giveaway! They’ve scoured the internet for the best tools to help a...
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