Summer updates and reflections

It's late June 2010 and finally feeling summery in western Canada. Watching little pods of school children on 'let's kill time till the school term ends' field trips in recent weeks led me back to an article I wrote a few years ago, "The Long, Slow Summers of Youth." It's recently been reposted on Life As A Human. Thanks to Editor Kerry Slavens for the continuing interest in and support for my work.

The summer issue of Red Deer Living magazine, with yours truly making his first ever (and likely only?) appearance as a magazine cover model. The article inside (page 24) is a profile of our 'rethink red deer' citizens group. Thanks to wonderful Red Deer writer Leslie Greentree for the nice piece, and to Editor Jim Zang for giving us prime space.

And while I'm at it, thanks to fellow writer Bob Stallworthy for including me in his online directory of Alberta writers. Good company.