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Historical Christmas Letters

Christmas 1989

Christmas 1990

Christmas 1991

Christmas 1992

Christmas 1993

Christmas 1994

Christmas 1995

Christmas 1996

Christmas 1997

Christmas 1998

Christmas 1999

Christmas 2000

Christmas 2001

Christmas 2002

Christmas 2003

Christmas 2004

Christmas 2005

Christmas 2006

Christmas 2007

Christmas 2008

Christmas 2009

Christmas 2010

Random Samples

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FICTION

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Featured in Rhubarb Magazine

Not a Chicken

A Quick Stop

Featured in GRAIN - Spring 2018

Forever And A Day

Featured in Celebrate Canada 150 and Culture Days From Far and Wide

Summer of '91

CREATIVE NON-FICTION

Featured in Canadian Stories - June/July 2013

Fresh Strawberried - Picked Today

Featured in Rhubarb Magazine

Ich Bin Klein

Featured in Geez Magazine Issue 7

Conveniences

Featured on Contact-NoContact website (now gone)

Burgeoning Beard

Featured at Downtown Vancouver Memory Project

Downtown

PHOTOS

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Featured in Alchemy Literary Magazine 2020

Float

ART

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Featured in Red Ogre Review - August 2022-08

Dreams of the Bear

Featured in Harbor Revview - March 2023 Issue 10

Merida

POETRY

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Featured in Unveil the Memories - October 2022-10

The Decision