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Nwahtin's Journey
A Quest for Self Discovery, Survival and the Power of the Natural World
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“In the dawning, there was only wilderness and snow. Now, cities stand upon the land the wild birds used to know.” Irene Parikhal Although the spirit of adventure lives deep within us all, thousands of years ago, a young Ojibwe woodcarver named...
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The Place Between the Pillars
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"He talked quickly and enthusiastically as the cocaine dripped down the back of his throat, and he knew he was trying to impress the drug dealer. He told him how the world shook if you were close enough and the blast was strong enough—how up and...
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Waiting for the Music
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Waiting for the Music is a poignant coming-of-age story that follows the ups and downs of a boy growing up in the prairies. Over two decades, from the late 1930s to the late 1950s, we follow Benjamin Timothy as he faces various challenges in life...
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Labelling the Heart
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The world, as in nature, is intimidated by difference, and the church feels its mission is to fix it. All must be conformed to a ‘normal’ appearance, whatever that is. Fixing differences means eliminating them rather than embracing them and being...
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Bright Strands
A Discovery of Meaning and Purpose
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The question of whether justice is served by punishing victims of violence is at the heart of this story. Although set in 500BCE the question remains relevant today. We meet a teenaged girl training to be a wife for some man who would purchase...
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Throwing the Hammer
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Paranoid administrators, interdepartmental feuds, quirky staff members, and an eccentric headmaster: welcome to Winston Grant High School. Mark Patterson has a master’s degree in physics, wants to do nothing more than surf and ski, and believes...
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Flame of the Void
The Star of Alastrine
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Dawn's journey to uncover her true destiny begins with a simple necklace—an ancient artifact with untold power. But this isn't just any necklace; it once belonged to the Serpent King, a former Champion of the gods who fell into darkness, stealing...
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They Don't Make Studebakers Anymore
A Fictional Memoir
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I was born on the hood of a Studebaker . . . So begins the story of Boy, coming of age in a small town in the 1960s. From trying to understand the Cold War, to first kisses, and the moon landing, Boy struggles to make sense of his world. The...
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The Lost American Dream
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What does it mean to belong in a country built on both opportunity and exclusion? The Lost American Dream confronts this question with heart, humour, and unflinching insight. From the working-class streets of 1950s Rome, New York, to the...
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Finding My Way Back Home
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Finding My Way Back Home tells the story of Nick and Lisa, two young adults from a small conservative community, from the Fraser Valley in British Columbia. After a teenage romance, the two meet again in 1965 as Nick is entering his last year at...
