Writing & Publishing

  • We Made It. Phew!

    In the summer of 1991, already five and a half months on the road, I spent weeks cycling across Germany, the Netherlands and France. After crusading through Paris, we headed south. By then it was just me and Reinout, my good friend from Thunder Bay. En route to Geneva, Switzerland, we were unceremoniously de-trained…

  • What Have I Done?

    I wrote a book. Yes, an actual book. With a title (A Continental Affliction), a word count that would terrify a marathon runner, and enough coffee stains on my desk to qualify as modern art. Somewhere between parenting, working, and pretending my mad Wordle skills are actually skills, I thought: Sure, why not pile…

  • Here Comes “A Continental Affliction”!

    Excitement. Trepidation. Fear. All these feelings at once, as I finally introduce this little baby of mine to the world. A long time ago, in a High Park galaxy far, far away, I arrived at a conclusion. I needed to take flight and see the world. Exploration. Adventure. Cultural Immersion. Soul searching. All of…