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The Hate Game” Wins Big in London – And I’m Still Picking My Jaw Up Off the Floor
Honestly? I’m stunned—and honoured. My memoir of mayhem, laughter, and survival gets a nod from the London Book Festival.
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From Survivor to Storyteller: The Power of Speaking Up
Writing The Hate Game wasn’t just cathartic—it was transformational.
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Support Survivors. Support Stories. Support Canadian Authors.
The Hate Game: Screaming in the Darkness isn’t just my story. It’s the story of countless kids who were failed by the systems meant to protect them. It’s the story of survival.
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For Anyone Who’s Ever Felt Alone—this post is for you.
The one thing they all have in common? They thought they were alone. But they weren’t. And neither are you.
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A Word of Warning: Sensitive Topics, Powerful Lessons
Before diving into The Hate Game: Screaming in the Darkness , there’s something I feel readers deserve: a heads-up. Not because I want to...
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Laughing Through the Pain: Using Humour as a Life Raft
When you’re shoved face-first into a toilet bowl, you learn to find something funny about the smell of cleaning fluid or the echo of your own thoughts underwater.
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Why I Wrote The Hate Game
I had an Eureka moment with that teenage girl. I realised I had made a career of protecting others while never facing the truth of my own trauma. I believe hurt people hurt people. But I also came to believe something else
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Scammer Whammer – Fighting Back with Fake Books
For new authors - beware of the digital marketing scammer! While amazing digital marketers and best-selling authors are out there, they won’t contact you on social media.
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A Bum Rap – When Fiction Becomes Uncomfortably Real
In The Man with the Pink Sombrero , our delightfully unhinged Hollywood couple, Marcus and Bradley , frequently bicker about the worst...
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They're Eating The Dogs! Morse Code, Magic Dogs, and the Red-Hot Roulette Gospel ... RED’S HOT!
When a psychopathic hitman is on your tail, and the roulette wheel is spinning, you only have two choices: red or black. And according to...
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The Crocodile River – Where Trouble Flows to the Sea
If you’ve read The Man with the Pink Sombrero , you’ll know all about the Crocodile River —a winding, murky waterway that slithers...
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Curling – High Drama or Shove Ha’penny on Ice?
Curling—yes or no? It’s the sport that divides nations, friendships, and barroom televisions. People in Canada, Scotland, and certain...
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Tariffs, Trump & the Maple-Scented Madness: A Message from the Borderline
As a proud British-born, Canadian-by-choice author, I feel compelled to address the utterly imaginary but somehow headline-worthy ...
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Noche de Rábanos – A Holy Night of… Radishes?
For those diving into The Man with the Pink Sombrero , you’ll already know that Noche de Rábanos features bigly (as a certain president...
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It’s never too early to read absurdist satire
It’s never too early—or too late—to fall in love with reading. A friend sent me a photo that gave me a good belly laugh: her grandchild,...
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Anyone for Clackers? Clackers, Conception, and Cartel Confessionals
In The Man with the Pink Sombrero , cartel boss Armando Lopez finds himself kneeling in a confessional, seeking spiritual (and slightly...
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