Yesterday, I had a post take-off on Threads when I said that my PhD is on the liminal qualities of the Canadian highway. I had asked if anyone had taken videos of any highway drives, that I would love to see them. Then, 144 comment later, I found myself with a treasure trove of highway […]

There is a date booked in the calendar. My viva, also known as my PhD defence, is scheduled for January 19, 2026 which is an auspicious date for me because it’s also my grandma’s birthday. Prior to submitting my thesis, I had enrolled in the Viva Survivor course offered by the university which outlined what […]

There is a question I get all the time. Every year, for the past four years, someone has asked me some version of this mystifying question. “But what will you do when you finish your PhD?” “So obviously you’re going to teach at the university when you finish?” “Tell me, have you got a plan […]

Did Deadpool leak my novel? Yes and no. Frustrated with studios stalling on his project, Canadian Ryan Reynolds admitted leaking test footage to see if audiences would respond to his work. Now, he was a movie star before this happened, and clearly I am not. But leaking my novel feels exhilarating even if no one […]

I’m now at the point of the writer’s journey where I look back at what I’ve made, and think: it’s time to get serious. But querying agents is such a bizarre feeling. It is especially weird because I have spent my career in advertising and PR, so I have won and lost many pitches over […]

Beyond the Thickets and The Trees will be the first novel-length manuscript that I’ve ever really finished – as in, finished, finished. Since the age of 28, I’ve written two novels that I’ve given up on, was too confused by, or not confident enough in. My first novel embarrassingly titled Hacker Girl, is a dystopian […]