Today, there won’t be a Wednesday edition for my blog, because I’m guest blogging at Alternative-Read for Sassy Brit’s What’s on Your Desk Wednesday. Alternative-Read.com Welcome to our WHAT’S ON YOUR DESK, WEDNESDAY? Our Weekly Spotlight Feature! Let’s take a look at where stories are created, from the desk of… Maggie Blackbird My Writing Routine …
I grew up on what is known as the Voyageurs’ Highway, the lakes and rivers men used to transport furs from long ago to back east. As a child, and unbeknownst to me of its history, the replica fort where my cousins, sisters, brother, and I used to play was simply a neat place to …
This weekend is the last of the four majors of the season–the PGA Championship. But don’t worry, there is still plenty of competitive golf to be played, such as the Fed-Ex Cup on the PGA tour, the Race to Dubai across the pond on the European Tour, and one of the biggest events coming up …
When I belonged to a fan fiction community back in the early 00s, a few writers friends were always talking about Velvet Goldmine. Eventually, their enthusiasm wore me down and I purchased the movie to see what all the fuss was about. Boy, was I in for a treat. Being an avid reader and writer …
I did a two-part post on AIM (American Indian Movement), and you can read about the movement itself and its members. AIM, according to the late founder Dennis Banks, was “formed to address the oppression of the native people living in the twin cities.” In Canada, Indigenous people held their share of protests for aboriginal …
There’s a lot of golf this weekend. The European Tour is continuing the Race to Dubai at the Champion Course in Natadola Bay, Fiji. The underdogs of the PGA will be teeing it up at the Montrêux Golf & Country Club in Reno, Nevada. But everyone who is anyone in the golfing world will be …
Blessed is my first book in the Matawapit Family trilogy: In the wilds of Northwestern Ontario, the secular world challenges the adult children of a perfect Catholic family headed by a full-blooded, domineering church deacon, when a vengeful former lover, an ex-fiancé out on parole, and a seductive family enemy, all dedicated to their Ojibway …
In Part One and Part Two, the books I listed were completed by scholars and historians. For this post, I’m concentrating on those of an autobiographical/biographical/memoir nature. These are wonderful account from those who lived long ago, or are about those who lived long ago.
Since I enjoy playing Fantasy Golf, I thought I’d devote Fridays to my picks for the PGA Tour and the European Tour. Starting Thursday, on the PGA Tour, they’ll be in Canada at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario for the RBC Canadian Open. Across the pond in Hamburg, Germany at the Porsche …
I have so many books, I’m going to have to break this post into three, instead of the original two that I’d previously promised in Part One. The third part will be the autobiographical/biographical/memoir accounts from long ago. For this post, you’ll find studies and texts written by historians and researchers. Enjoy.
Some spell it Ojibwe. For others it’s Ojibwa. But I grew up learning to spell it Ojibway. All are correct. There’s nothing I love more than immersing myself in a good book about the history, culture, and people of the Anishinaabe Nation. My love of reading prompted me to do a post about some great …
It’s time for some fiction since I’ve been on a non-fiction kick as of late. Last night, I popped Captive Spirit by Liz Fichera into my trusty old Sony e-reader. Mind you I can’t comment on the beginning of the story because I fell asleep before I could begin reading LOL. So I’m looking forward …
aka The Open or the British Open is the oldest major golf tournament. This week, everyone who is anyone in the golfing world is at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. I love playing fantasy golf (no, I’m not a gambler LOL) for my own fun. I don’t expect to win a prize from the PGA, …
A mixed-blood Catholic seminarian struggles to discern his true calling: the priesthood or his ex-lover, a proud but damaged Ojibway man. Blessed is now available for purchase at eXtasy Books. It’s been ten years since Emery Matawapit sinned, having succumbed to temptation for the one thing in his life that felt right, another man. In …
It’s time for another writing update. I finished reviewing the galley. eXtasy Books has scheduled a release for Blessed on Friday, June 29, 2018. Logline: A mixed-blood Catholic seminarian struggles to discern his true calling: the priesthood or his ex-lover, a proud but damaged Ojibway man.
During Sunday weekly brunch with my parents, my dad told me about a book he had read. Since we have the same reading tastes, I wanted to hear more about Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga. What can I say other than I’m knee-deep in this …
Over the weekend, the wonderful artist at eXtasy Books sent me a copy of my book cover for Blessed. The potential release date is June 15th.
It’s been a long time since I’ve last done a writing update. I’m happy to say I’ve contracted the first book of my Ojibway romance trilogy with eXtasy Books. As I go through the editing process, I thought I’d share my logline and blurb. A mixed-blood Catholic seminarian struggles to discern his true calling: the …
As I mentioned in my previous post, the American Indian Movement was formed in the summer of 1968, Minneapolis, Minnesota by Dennis Banks, Clyde Bellecourt, Eddie Benton Banai, and George Mitchell, all from surrounding Ojibwa Nations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. I already covered the autobiographies, biographies, and memoirs of prominent members of AIM. For this …
Looking for something new to watch on TV? Enjoy period shows with a supernatural twist? Then The Terror is for you. My husband came across this show on AMC one evening. I watched for a bit. Then Lady Silence made her appearance and I was hooked. I couldn’t believe an Indigenous woman was starring in …
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