Here’s some of what’s led me to FRA. For writing samples, please see the PDFs.
Sample writing & research:
- Sainted Dirt: Adventures in Domestic Mysticism, land and family history memoir in-progress; see PDF.
- “Invitation to the Great Potluck,” Alternatives: Canadian Environmental Ideas + Action 34/5 (2009), environmental lit issue. Podcast: www.alternativesjournal.ca.
- Walkerton Water Stories Project: A Guide to Donated Materials and Oral History Transcripts for the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, Southampton, Ontario. Wrap-up of the award-winning community arts initiative.
- “Walden: Living Classic,” Alternatives 34/2 (2008), the environmental lit issue.
- “Zion’s Depot,” The New Quarterly, 104 (winter 2007), real estate issue. See PDF.
- “The Barn and the Lab” with Ronald L. Grimes in Rite out of Place. Ronald L. Grimes. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. See PDF.
- “Memoir” and “Sharon Butala” in The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. Edited by Bron Taylor. New York: Continuum, 2005.
- “Urban Rural Link Arts & Culture Approach to Environmental Dialogue.” Paper presented at the annual conference of the Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC), York University, May 31-June 2, 2004.
- “Engaging Rural Youth through the Arts,” in The Ontario Rural Council [TORC] 2003 Conference Proceedings. Based on the conference workshop.
- “Looking Cattle in the Eye: Steering the Walkerton Water Stories Project” and “Water Finds a Voice” The New Quarterly 87 (summer 2003).
Teaching & community workshops:
- Writing in Religion (2002--) religious studies course, Wilfrid Laurier University.
- The Short Story (2009) English literature course, St Jerome’s University.
- Sacred Spaces (2004-05) religious studies course, Renison [University] College.
- Connecting Communities twinned issues launch plus environmental journalism youth workshop with Nicola Ross for Waterloo Unlimited (2007); How to Collect Oral Histories, Headwaters integrated arts and environmental program (2006; 2007); Walkerton Water Stories Project and the Stories Project community arts/environmental workshops, conferences, lectures and consults (2000-2006).
Literary & academic editing:
- Fiction editor with The New Quarterly: Canadian Writers and Writing, award-winning literary magazine of fiction, poetry and writing about writing.
- ESL and stylistic editing, Oxford [University Press] Ritual Studies Series (ORSS).
- Guest editor for twinned issues of The New Quarterly 101 (winter 2007) and Alternatives 32/4-5 (2007); see PDF.
- Copy editing, doctoral dissertations in the social sciences and humanities.
