As a kid, she was a prodigy and today she remains a virtuoso. Elizabeth McBrien, heroine of Within The Summit's Shadow, the second parano...

Violet There is a lot of folklore connected to violets. Some literature say violets are the flower of the Resurrection. Other research de...

After Elizabeth blurts out to Andrew that she can see (and touch) The Dead Boy, Andrew fights back hard. He does not believe her—even thi...

One ~ Andrew Detective Andrew Gavin knew two things: one, he’d be in a world of shit if his Staff Sergeant knew he was back in this schoo...

When I am not writing, I teach workshops on human adversity and resiliency. It is gratifying work, and I am routinely intrigued by how th...

You didn’t really think it only happens to females, did you? I won’t share the details and spoil my own novel, but I will say this: women...

I forgot to tell you that if you read Within The Summit's Shadow, you're going to be a guest at Shaynie & Cameron's wedding around Chapte...

Anyone who lives in or has visited Jasper will recognize 'Summit Centre' as being a carbon copy of the (much more poetically named) Palis...

He stripped his shirt off, glancing at her. “Want a t-shirt?” “Uh—” She lost her voice to a tattoo, creeping over his chest. Shadow trees...

Who—or what—is The Dead Boy? Andrew sees a sinister swarm of shadows that smell like a sewer. Elizabeth sees a shy boy in a ball cap who ...

He is sullen and secretive. A hot head who aimed his gun and executed a teenage bully who, by all accounts, was innocent and unarmed. Det...

'...Kyle wore an apron and hairnet. “Hey.” He aimed an elbow at Elizabeth. “Green pepper and mushroom. I’ll go get one started right now....

Once upon a time, she was Andrew's best friend - yet when he sees her again he does not even know her. His reaction is the first sentence...

"Mom,” Elizabeth said, and it occurred that she didn’t just use ‘Mom’ for the times when Dez needed to hear her speak sharply. She also u...

Confession: I am a sucker for guys like Chas. Their gift of gab, their charm, the lighthearted way they sail through life...there is some...

When I conceptualized the character of Randi King I knew just a handful of things, but they were important: First, Randi is not just beau...

Upon opening Kyle's sketchbook, you will know him. A prodigy whose artistic style falls within the 'photo-realism' category, Kyle's art i...

"Broken kids. Everywhere. And how was he supposed to fix them?" When Andrew meets a little husk of bones named Violet, he can see that sh...