Downhome Seascapes
November 2019 solo art show in Ottawa, Ontario at Santini Gallery
Read More Downhome SeascapesNovember 2019 solo art show in Ottawa, Ontario at Santini Gallery
Read More Downhome SeascapesA review of Karsten Heuer’s Being Caribou (2005)
Read More Book Review: Karsten Heuer’s Being Caribou (2005)Cod Collapse: The Rise and Fall of Newfoundland’s Saltwater Cowboys (Now available)
Read More Book & Tour: Cod CollapseHow repairing and playing squeezeboxes became a barometer for my father’s health
Read More Accordion to DadWhat follows is the eulogy I delivered at my father’s funeral. May he rest in peace. Donald Thornhill (April 22, 1948 – April 26, 2019) My father was a patient man and he had to be. Here’s something he told me: “With the wear and tear we gave our clothes, it’s a wonder I had […]
Read More Remembering my fatherFive model boats were stolen in Ottawa during a hectic move, leaving one Newfoundland man broken-hearted.
Read More Five Stolen Boats, One Broken HeartA list of my published works in creative nonfiction as well as academic and policy-relevant publications.
Read More Writing PortfolioThe mill whistle in Corner Brook is ubiquitous with the city itself. As one former resident put it, when that steam whistle blows it’s like “that same old, familiar voice speaking to them again. ‘Hi, remember me? Welcome home, friend.’” As Corner Brook prepares to host its first-ever come home year, the mill whistle will […]
Read More Mark your calendars: Corner Brook Celebrates Come Home Year 2019Features quotes from select samples of my writing. Current keepsakes come from my 2018-20 works.
Read More Keepsake GalleryFirst published November 19th, 2018 in The Telegram. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ first set of plastics challenges close December 20th, 2018. Broken windows, peeled-away siding, displaced outdoor furniture and swamped boats are casualties from last week’s gale-force winds. Hopefully, the storm-scattered debris will be retrieved or returned to its owners, but much of […]
Read More LETTER: Career opportunity in fishing … for plastic?