Monthly Archive: August 2019

The irony is that when I write, it has to be absolutely quiet – I can’t concentrate if there’s talking or a television or even music in the background. (Yeah, I’m a real treat to live with. I do however make a spectacular spaghetti sauce and I’m always the one who cleans the cooktop so it’s not like I don’t contribute to the household.)…
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I’ll be reading from The Date Square Dharma and signing books at Kichessipi Beer (2265 Robertson Road in Bell’s Corners) on Wednesday September 11th at 7:00 p.m to benefit The Leukaemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. Pre-purchase tickets for $20 at staffordfalls@gmail.com In the meantime, here’s the beginning of chapter one of The Date Square Dharma… The Best Laid Plans I have every reason…
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Dinner with friends I don’t see enough – one of them a friend I first met 37 years ago – someone I knew when I was impressionable and young (you were never impressionable…and some days it feels like you were never young….) She was a mentor to me, as well as a friend, and I don’t think she even knows it. A crucial three…
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Friends,  The wait is over. I am delighted to announce that The Date Square Dharma, my second novel and the sequel to The Kitchen Sink Sutra, is available now. I’m really proud of it and I think it will make the perfect addition to your late summer reading list. If you’d like a copy (print or ebook), you can buy one on Amazon here…
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