Guest Writers · On Writing

Karl Jirgens – Poet, Writer, Teacher

(Photo credit: Ed Niedjielski) Dr. Karl Jirgens and I have been swimming in the same literary circles for years. However, it wasn't until this year, when I edited Whisky Sour City (Black Moss Press, 2013), a poetry anthology about the city of Windsor, that I had the opportunity to get to know Karl on a personal level.… Continue reading Karl Jirgens – Poet, Writer, Teacher

Guest Writers · On Writing

Susan Dennard – Novelist (Young Adult)

The first I'd heard of writer Susan Dennard was in an email blast from my alma mater (that's such a bizarre set of words!), the University of Windsor. Turns out Miss Dennard is also a graduate of this post-secondary institution. And, like me, she did not get a degree in English! Marine Biology, folks. The woman has a Masters… Continue reading Susan Dennard – Novelist (Young Adult)