Might This Be A Greenhouse? by Katie Cameron Katie Cameron's chapbook is #2 in a series of chapbooks being published by Qwerty Magazine at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. The joy in reading Katie's chapbook begins with the table of contents. Titles like "Mom Asks Me When My Anxiety Started," "I Could Never … Continue reading Poetry Month: Katie Cameron and Deborah Banks
The Naturalist by Alissa York Any woman might marvel at a feather, but it takes a special turn of mind to appreciate a scale. [Walter Ash] I was so excited about The Naturalist when I saw it was coming out. I mean, it has a turtle on the cover! Two years ago, her last … Continue reading Summer Reading: ‘The Naturalist’ and ‘The Mystics of Mile End’
Love and learning are similar, in that they can never be wasted. I could have been a lab girl. Except that I imagined my 'lab' would be the ocean. But after reading Lab Girl, I'm not so sure I would have been cut out for it. The amount of time, energy and dedication that has … Continue reading Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
My husband and I often talk about living a simpler life; growing a lot of our own food, raising our own chickens, owning less stuff. But, like most people, we find it hard to be serious about making the switch; to give up an already established good life for one that is a big question … Continue reading A Profession of Hope: Farming on the Edge of the Grizzly Trail by Jenna Butler
Consumed by Ink 