Welcome! I am a writer and artist living on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. I write speculative fiction, essays and articles. I also make mosaics and dabble in oils, acrylics, and mixed media.
My woodland home sits beside a ‘holler’ at the foot of the Cape Breton Highlands, so I call this place Highland Holler. (And when you holler the highlands echo right back atcha!) Every season here brings its own delights and challenges. I share some of my thoughts and observations, gleaned from life here in the holler, on my blog. To see earlier posts, go to Blog List.

Latest Post
We had a drought this past summer that was one for the record books. The forest was a tinderbox and ponds, brooks, and wells dried up. In this blog I look at the effects of the drought on L’il Pond and Little River before the rains came in November.
- The Drought of 2025

- One Too Many

- Twenty Years in the Holler

- Can’t See the Forest for the Dead Trees

- The Great Groundhog Day Dump
