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My novel, Geist, is currently out for submission. Learn more about the novel and other projects:

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Final beauties from the garden tonight. Harvested yarrow leaves for tea, peppermint for an oil infusion, and valerian flowers because they are romantic and sweet. #garden #urbangardener #valerian #yarrow #peppermint #herbalist #urbanherbalist #yvr #vancouver

When I was a child, my favourite pastime during Summers at my grandmother’s house was to go through her drawers. They were packed with beautiful treasures from all over the world, as well as from generations of my Polish family. When I was maybe 8, she gifted me with two of my great-grandmother’s mechanical pencils. I loved them beyond measure and wrote every day with them until the lead ran out. Then, they sat, nothing more than trinkets of the past. Until today. In a few days, we will honour the fourth year since my mother’s passing. I have struggled deeply in my relationship with her before and after her death. This past year, the work my brother and I have done to reclaim our roots, heal generational wounds, and pull ourselves out of shadow has transformed that struggle into understanding and my own ability to step beyond what was never spoken between her and myself in life. These pencils, tools of the storyteller I never knew, surfaced today without explanation at a moment when I required a provocative sign. From there, I understood what my mother and the women before her had waited nearly 50 years for me to hear. Magic is always with you—even when it lays dormant until you are ready for it.

Fan art from my students. #creativewritingteacher #fanart #writingclass #ell #writingcoach

My Strawberry Foxgloves have bloomed in the poison garden. #urbangardener #urbanherbalist #foxgloves #strawberryfoxgloves

Super in love with my new rose gold Summer hair. #pastelhaircolor #haircolors #summerhair2019 #rosegoldhaircolor #rosegold

Vancouver’s charming urban alleyways. #yvr #vancouver #alley #alleyways #telusgarden #urban #downtown #lanterns

Pride and particularly perfect light at @vancouverpubliclibrary Central Library this morning. #pride #pridemonth2019 #vancouver #yvr #library #morninglight

Prompt for my writing groups this weekend. We are building characters through writing fantasy short stories. Can’t wait to see what kind of magic the kids conjure up. #writingcoach #languagearts #creativewriting #writingprompts #dragons #fantasy #shortstories

Loving this 11-week Grade 2 Summer reading program I built today using classic stories and activities that build foundations, spark a love of storytelling, and keep a wonderful reader who I am working with engaged with reading all Summer. So many great books and a few local authors such as @ashleyspires in the mix. #languagearts #grade2 #summerreading #summerreading2019 #summerreadingprogram #vancouver #yvr #writingandreading #picturebooksofinstagram #picturebooklove #youngreaders

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