In addition to my teaching experience, I’m a published freelance writer. Because of my personal writing practice, I’m better able to teach writing and relate to student challenges because, chances are, I have firsthand experience with the same difficulties.
Here is a list of the articles I’ve written, for your interest and enjoyment.
I’m particularly interested in writing about people who think outside the box and whose innovative ideas address personal and social issues.
An Interview with Pamela Young on Dr. Geneva Misener
Yarniversity Podcast, July 2025
I was interviewed by Cynthia Hyslop, co-owner of Yarniversity, an online yarn shop, about my article on Dr. Geneva Misener.
‘More Than a Prize Scholar or a Bookworm’: The Leadership and Legacy of Dr. Geneva Misener
Edmonton City as Museum Project, May 2025
I explore the life and times of Dr. Geneva Misener, the University of Alberta’s first female professor.
Pubs with a Capital “P”
I find out that the pubs in Ottawa are the perfect place for a solo traveler to stop by for a bite to eat.
Mayne Island Sojourn
I discover sweet little Mayne Island, between Vancouver and Victoria, and its community-loving restaurant ” scene. “
Back to Ganges: Discovering Saltspring Island’s burgeoning food scene
I returned to Saltspring Island after 20 years to explore the food scene in the main village of Ganges.
A busy intersection in Edmonton has been dominated by homophobic street preachers for years. At the City’s Pride Corner, a group of queer counterprotesters is trying to drown out the hate.
I interviewed the organizers of Pride Corner in Edmonton about their vision for 2SLGBTQI+ rights and how Pride Corner fights back against religious homophobia.
Cooking, conversing, connecting = Creating community
(The Tomato, November/December 2021)
When U of A alumni Juanita Gnapragasam and Mishma Mukith discovered that international students were struggling with food security, they created Converse and Cook, a not-for-profit designed to create community through collaborative cooking.
Raising Our Spirits: Cocktails in the time of COVID
(The Tomato – March/April 2021) – 2022 Finalist for an Alberta Magazine Publisher Association Short Essay Award
My husband’s cocktail making hobby opened us up to both novelty and tradition as we navigated the first year of COVID closures.
Sean Caulfield: Art’s Role in Inspiring Thoughtful Conversations about the Coronavirus Pandemic
University of Alberta art professor Sean Caulfield uses his art to help people think twice about the information they’re receiving on social media about COVID-19.
How One Artist Captures the Night Sky in Beads
Margaret Nazon, a Gwich’in resident of Tsiighetchic, NWT, uses the traditional beading skills she learned as a girl to interpret Hubble Space Telescope images.
Taking the Reins
The Whitemud Equine Centre in Edmonton takes a unique approach to horses, riders, and horsemanship in their public programs.
The Enduring Power of the Poppy Seed
How Edmonton bakers and cooks use traditional knowledge of poppy seeds to inform their own creations.
Nature, Nurture
The story of Sara Gies and Eric Gibson, who originally brought their love of plants to the public through Axis Mundi Artistry, then through The Little Plant Shop in Edmonton’s Old Strathcona district. Sara and Eric have since relocated the shop to Victoria.
Pamela Young: High School Language Arts and Post Secondary Transitions Coach 