In the wake of releasing Reeds & Wicks, I almost forgot that it’s actually been one whole year since I launched Meet Me Back Here, Alright? To celebrate this milestone, here’s the first 20 pages. Happy reading. Before PART ONE The doctors have told me that my grandmother isn’t dead yet. They have also assured […]
The wait is over. Reeds & Wicks is now available to download. Click here to visit the Kobo Store. Read the first chapter here
I am not a musician, but I have always wanted to be. Simply because musicians can make people feel things instantly. My parents recently inherited my great-mother’s piano. It was the piano my father grew up playing and it was the piano, aside from the one in my own house, that my siblings and I […]
My sister painted this illustration while I was working on some late drafts of Reeds & Wicks. She asked me which instruments she should base her drawings on, so I suggested a few, especially the inclusion of a steel-bodied resonator guitar, which is Nate’s guitar of choice in Reeds & Wicks (you can read the […]
“The sky was perfectly blue and the sun was a golden-white circle directly above me. The air was heavy and made things blurry, melting trees and pavement into watery waves of colour.” Reeds & Wicks is drenched in summer. The first time I shared it with anyone, I sat on a sun-soaked dock at Jones […]
Daydreamer John Luke Poet has just graduated from high school two years early. Instead of planning his next academic achievement, all he wants is to explore the waterways of the St. Lawrence River on his dad’s new catamaran sailboat. His older brother, Nate and his amateur folk-rock band dream of more. John Luke has always […]
The day I met my friend Nick he took this picture. Those are my hands and that light is from a candle at my best friend’s wedding. When Nick posted this photo, he wrote some very lovely things about me and my writing, and I was extremely flattered. At the end of his write-up, he […]
I’m very excited to announce that the hardcover edition of Meet Me Back Here, Alright? is now available to order. Click HERE to preview & order
Meet Me Back Here Edition Although Meet Me Back Here, Alright? is a fictional story, inspiration came from countless tiny moments which dotted my young life, giving colour to the characters, settings and plot points of the book. Here are the top 7 real-life places that inspired the imaginary settings of Meet Me Back Here. […]
