What to Expect

This Substack is part pitch, part passion project...

I have spent a lot of time combing through my archive of stories trying to determine what kind of pieces I want to write moving forward. Below is a portfolio of the work that I have done in the past and the kind of work that I am hoping to do more of in the future.

If you are a reader: I hope you will follow along on this journey. If anything in my words sparks something for you, I would love to hear about it.

If you are a publicist, publisher, or editor: I hope you will consider me for any future projects within these categories.

This project was never meant to exist in isolation, it is my hope that this can act as a community building exercise in which guest editors and writers contribute to stories and collaborate on series. If this is of interest to you, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Without further ado, here is what you can expect to see on this page. Click on the images below to read the corresponding story from my archive:

Beauty & Fashion Commentary (with a focus on styling, thrifting, up-cycling and true sustainability)

How to Style Maximalist Jewellery According to Canadian Jewellery Designers

Bridgerton, the Sex Pistols, and the Countercultural History of the Corset

Personal Essays

Saving Face: How Digital Filters Are Changing the Way We See Ourselves

Feature Interviews

EXCLUSIVE: Tate McRae Talks Her Style Evolution, Music Journey and the Power of Authenticity

Tanya Talaga Speaks with a Collective Voice

What Does Happiness Really Mean? We Ask the Expert.

Travel Essays

Nimmo Bay Will Heal Something Within You

Inside One of the First Indigenous-Owned Wineries in North America

The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland

Literature and Cultural Criticism

The Beautiful Untrue Afterlife of Oscar Wilde

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Herstory

Celebrating Local Stories

Vancouver’s Oldest Neighbourhood Is Alive with Spirits from the Past

The Legacy of Supernatural in Vancouver: the Sets, the Roles, the Graves

How a BC Indigenous Community Is Creating a Micro-economy Through Wellness