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Love on the Rock

A free Valentine’s activity book featuring the heartfelt place names of the Rock, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Cover Story: Off The Beaten Path

My latest for Downhome magazine, take a trip to Quirpon Island, the northernmost point of the island of Newfoundland.

Atlantic Books Today “Cod Collapse” Review

ABT features a review by fisheries scientist Jeffrey A. Hutchings of my book, Cod Collapse.

Canadian Geographic features excerpt of “Cod Collapse”

Thanks to Canadian Geographic for running an excerpt of my book

Fall Book Tour 2019

Details of Fall 2019 Book Tour for “Cod Collapse”

Remembering my father

What 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 […]

Five Stolen Boats, One Broken Heart

Five model boats were stolen in Ottawa during a hectic move, leaving one Newfoundland man broken-hearted.

Mark your calendars: Corner Brook Celebrates Come Home Year 2019

The 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 […]

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Keepsake Gallery

Features quotes from select samples of my writing. Current keepsakes come from my 2018-20 works.

Book Review: Marq de Villiers’ Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource (2003)

Water is a book about our global freshwater supply and its quality. It’s a policy-relevant and science-rich book but is neither a policy book nor an academic book. Like its subject matter, this book is meant for everyone. Author Mark de Villiers writes: “Water is not ‘ours’ or ‘theirs,’ but the planet’s. We use water, and […]