LOSS On Friday, July 11, 2025, our beloved Oscar crossed the rainbow bridge. That morning when we awoke, he was in the hallway, puddles of urine and vomit around him. We cleaned him up, took him outside where he was able to go to the bathroom...but then he fell to the deck and couldn't move.… Continue reading Loss, Labour (Quitting Writing) & Luxuriation
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Interview with Jane Christmas about her new book ‘A Flight of Saints’!
*SOME SPOILERS!* *CONTENT WARNING: FOUL LANGUAGE!* Friends, I'm super excited to share this just-under-an-hour zoom interview I had with the incomparable Jane Christmas! Her new book and first foray into fiction, A Flight of Saints, is out in the world and you must read it! Yes, there's a different name on the cover of this… Continue reading Interview with Jane Christmas about her new book ‘A Flight of Saints’!
A Photo Update!
Life has been life-ing, baby! Here are some photos to catch us up... The Honourable Mention! Thanks so much to the Women on Writing community, and judge for the Winter Flash Fiction contest! I made it to the top twenty (over 200 submissions!) and garnered an Honourable Mention! I'm sooo grateful and excited! 2. The… Continue reading A Photo Update!
How’s the Editing Coming Along?
Thought I'd drop a wee line or two about how the editing is coming along! I've been working pretty consistently on edits. Not every day as I should be...but nearly every day. I'm definitely thinking about the novel every day, but golly, sometimes it's hard to get my butt in the chair and actually work… Continue reading How’s the Editing Coming Along?
VANESSA SHIELDS 