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Canadian Blood Services ASL Scholarship 2025
Thirty-seven years ago, I was kept alive with countless blood and plasma transfusions until I received my stem cell transplant. Now it’s my turn to pay it forward by supporting the Canadian Blood Services Assignment Saving Lives (ASL) program. The opportunity to increase numbers and diversity of blood/plasma donors [...]
Sacrifice: Ireland Writing Retreat contest finalist
Excerpt from “Sacrifice," selected as a nonfiction finalist in Ireland Writing Retreat's 2024 Wild Atlantic Writing Awards. It was written based on a prompt to write 500 words about danger without using the word “danger.” "Tires crunch gravel as Father’s taxi appears in the laneway and turns into the [...]
Heme Team Rides Again: 2025 Edition
This year I started my 15th Ride to Conquer Cancer from Niagara-on-the-Lake, a pastoral setting with winding country roads flanked by Ontario’s finest vineyards. Gently sloped inclines and warm weather made this ride one of the most enjoyable in years. A glass of wine back in Niagara after Sunday’s [...]
MFA graduate creates financial award to help other writers
Now, more than ever, it’s time to help other writers find their voice. "Alum Margaret Lynch, who wrote about her near-death bout with leukemia, donates $50,000 to support would-be writers With the deep belief that it is never too late to go back to school, Toronto writer Margaret Lynch, [...]
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