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“A Day in the Life” with: Writer J. M. Shaw

Demian Vernieri — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:33:24 +0000

J. M. Shaw is a Canadian author of fantasy fiction who lives in Alberta with her husband and two young children. She’s been writing since childhood, building worlds from raw imagination and quiet observation, but [...]

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“A Day in the Life” with: Writer Danyael Halprin

Jocelyne Sobie — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:33:33 +0000

Danyael Halprin was born and raised in Vancouver, attended McGill University in Montreal, worked on the editorial staff of national magazines in Toronto, and then backpacked through SE Asia for 10 months before starting anew [...]

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“A Day in the Life” with: Writer Lynda Williams

Demian Vernieri — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:33:05 +0000

My wife, Lynda Williams, is a fiction writer who likes to cope with the occasional bout of writer’s block by taking naps at random times during the day so she can “dream herself closer to [...]

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“A Day in the Life” with: Calgary Poet and Author Ryan Fitzpatrick

Emilea Semancik — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:33:33 +0000

My Uncle Ryan Fitzpatrick is a poet and an author. He is amazing at what he does. One of my personal favourites is Coast Mountain Foot. He has about five books, and they are all [...]

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“A Day in the Life” with: Poet Laurie Lynn Muirhead

Emilea Semancik — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:33:25 +0000

Laurie Lynn Muirhead’s abiding love and curiosity for the natural world and the people in her life has inspired her to write both poetry and children’s literature. From the time she was able to put [...]

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“A Day in the Life” with: Poet and Author Kim Mannix

Emilea Semancik — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:33:55 +0000

Kim Mannix is a journalist, poet and storyteller. She hates calling herself an “author” because she’s too modest for her own good, but she’s publishing her first book of poetry, Confirm Humanity, and has had [...]

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“A Day in the Life” with: Calgary Author Steven Owad

Emilea Semancik — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:33:00 +0000

Steven Owad (more affectionately known to me as my dad) has been writing novels and stories for as long as I can remember. Some of my fondest early memories include him reading Scooby Doo to [...]

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“A Day in the Life” with Calgary Author Derek Beaulieu

Stephanie Prentice — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 06:33:00 +0000

Derek Beaulieu is the author/editor of over twenty-five collections of poetry, prose, and criticism. His most recent volume of fiction, Silence: Lectures and Writings, was published by Sweden’s Timglaset Editions. His most recent volume of [...]

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“A Day in the Life” with Calgary Author Charlotte Bellows

Emilea Semancik — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 06:33:45 +0000

Charlotte Bellows has been writing since a very young age, completing her first novel in elementary school. She enjoys starting her morning with coffee and looks forward to the special seasonal coffees in the colder [...]

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“A Day in the Life” with Calgary Author Jeff Buick

Demian Vernieri — Wed, 31 May 2023 06:33:01 +0000

Meet Jeff Buick, the author behind a bunch of thrilling, action-packed crime fiction novels you just can’t put down. Jeff’s novels are filled with unexpected twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the [...]

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