Essays

I mostly write fiction: novels and short stories. Now and then, I’m inspired to write a deeply personal essay.

You can read a selection here which include coming to terms with my mother’s death after a fraught mother-daughter relationship, links between motherhood, madness, and creativity, as well as a piece on my long-term partnership, a love that has lasted now for over 35 years.

Enjoy!

Discover insights into motherhood, madness, and creativity in Love Out Of Bounds  on The Queen Zone

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The Long & The Short Of It  is newly live on The Queen Zone

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Feature on Congolese Canadian author Blaise Ndala & his blistering novel, THE WAR YOU DON’T HATE  in the Montreal Review of Books

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A Mother and Child Reunion  featured in Tablet Magazine. Read the full article.

A Mother and Child Reunion