An excerpt from HOME by Robin Rivers Mother-daughter bonds are tricky to navigate. Italy has a way of guiding us through. Michael Bublé helps too. Tearing up at the sound of Michael Bublé’s voice shouldn’t shock anyone. However, the circumstances surrounding a recent encounter with the crooner gave Mhari and me a moment of pause—a…
I couldn’t contain my excitement. Yesterday, I received the news that my debut novel, Woman On The Wall, The Sibylline Chronicles Vol. 1, has been named a finalist for the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society Book Awards for BC Authors. What a moment to find myself included on the list that celebrates the countless…
April 27, 2023. That was the last time I finished a writing project. June 14, 2023. Finally, Halcyon makes its way to the finish line. The last six weeks have challenged me in so many ways when it comes to my writing. The tough questions about writing for myself or others surfaced and capsized my…
Flâneuse is a word I’ve always loved. It has such a different connotation that its Baudelairean counterpart Flâneur. I’m pretty sure that the French poet hadn’t intended the whole flâneur thing to be a feminine pastime. Baudelaire’s The Painter of Modern Life relays the nature of wandering without intent—for men. However, the Flâneuse is not…