(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… Continue reading June Guest Writer – Karl Jirgens

(photo credit: Clelia Scala) I'm happy to tell you that I've had the extreme pleasure of connecting with Erin Knight from Open Book Ontario. Never heard of it! Don't fret, my friends! I've only just discovered this amazing literary site myself, and as always, I'm quick to share! Erin interviewed me about Whisky Sour City,… Continue reading May Guest Writer: Erin Knight on Open Book Ontario

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… Continue reading April Guest Writer – Susan Dennard – On the Art of Saying ‘No’

If this face looks familiar - the pearly whites inside that soft smile - it's probably because you read the Windsor Star newspaper (print or online  - doesn't matter, he's there!) . Ted Shaw is an Arts & Entertainment writer for The Windsor Star. He's has been a journalist since 1975. Although it was never a… Continue reading March Guest Writer – Ted Shaw