Cynara Geissler wears many hats and cat dresses. We talked about youth culture in the upcoming Poetry is Dead magazine, the evolution of body acceptance, and balancing anger and humour on her fantastic podcast Fatties on Ice. Cynara reads a poem, swears once and laughs often. She defends the selfie. Do yourself a favour and listen!
I was interviewed by andrea bennett for CWILA. We talked about PEDAL, Lena Dunham, child sexuality, and where feminism falters. Have a look here!
Holy cow holy cow holy cow. PEDAL is a finalist for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, presented by Walrus Magazine! I am so excited to attend the award ceremony in Toronto on May 21st, and so grateful to judge Nick Mount for spotting a small-press novel. Long live new fiction! Congratulations to finalists Sean Michaels, Alix Hawley, Guillaume Morissette and Emma Hooper.
On April 1st at Anecdotal Evidence–stories about science–I told a story called “Osmanthus Suavis”. It’s about a mysterious tree and my mother’s death. Listen here!
The daughter of two writers, Katie MacIntosh seemed poised for a career in the arts until a group of charismatic Australian chameleons stole her heart and she entered into the world of field biology. Now she runs a storytelling series called Anecdotal Evidence: Stories about Science. Listen here!
On January 16 2015 I told my story “The Day That Michael Jackson Died” at the fifth anniversary party of Rain City Chronicles. They turned it into a podcast. It’s short and sweet. Enjoy!
Thank you to Russell Books in Victoria and the Salt Spring Island Public Library for hosting fun readings over the weekend. I got to read with Matt Rader, Lee Henderson and Alix Hawley, who all have books you should read. Everyone should just be reading all the time, obviously.
INCITE READING SERIES: Tonight I joined Fred Stinson and Kim Echlin for a reading and panel discussion at the Vancouver Public Library for the Incite Reading Series, hosted by Vancouver Writers Festival. I spoke of my mother, who recently passed away due to cancer and Alzheimer’s, and I read a passage that reminds me of her.
Dina Del Bucchia and Daniel Zomparelli interviewed me for their CanLit podcast, Can’t Lit. We had fun!
I was lucky enough to be interviewed by a fantastic writer, Doretta Lau, about my novel PEDAL. We talked about anger, Alzheimer’s and the long term effects of abuse. Check it out on Medium.
