• publication of 3 poems in Prairie Journal #72:  'Moon out my Window', 'Mary of the Terrace' and 'A Pine Tree'

• publication of two haiku in the Haiku Canada Review

• feature at Expressions Cafe Koi

• 'the tea set' shortlisted for the Room Poetry Prize

• short story Cornflower published by Loft 112

• 'Letters', a poem included in the Alexandra Writers' Center Society War Memory Project and read at the launch

• 'Into Panic' published in the League of Canadian Poets' series Fresh Voices #18

• my first tanka published in GUSTS journal 

• feature reader at Shelf Life Books

• featured on CKXU 88.3 fm radio programme entitled Not Your Mother's Poetry 

• one of the feature readers at a living tribute to Calgary poet Josh Forbes at Theatre Junction Grand

• presented and read at The Passport to the Arts Garden Show 

• interview online for Go Indie Now

• publication of haiku in Japan to honour fallen soldiers and veterans

• publication and release of The Cowichan Series, a collection of poetry and photography 

• The Cowichan Series was #1 on the Calgary Herald Bestsellers' List

• release of the corresponding cd by the same title

• "The Art of Writing" ... publication of an article in the anthology Writing Better Fiction released at When Words Collide, a conference for writers

• Canada Day Poet in the Prow at the Central Library

• attended a weekend writing retreat in Cochrane, Alberta

• co-mentored a team of youth poets in the Calgary Can You Hear Me Now annual competition

• co-featured at the launch of Juan Ramirez' chapbook These Are Not My Words

• feature poet at The New Beat YYC ... my words put to beat music, unrehearsed at Lolita's in Inglewood

• readings at the Single Onion downtown and at the Good Earth Cafe in Glenmore Landing

• attended the annual Haiku Canada Conference in Vancouver

• Women Echoing Women haiku presentation in Vancouver

• walking and poetic tribute to honour Mary Oliver

• "The Recipe" short short fiction accepted into the Short Edition Dispensary at the Central Library

• made my first apple pie ever, with streusel crumble

• featured at the Flywheel Reading Series in Kensington

• haiku and photo received Honourable Mention in Japan's Setouchi-Matsuyama competition

• publication of 'Bicycle Time' in the University of Toronto's UC Review

• publication in Haiku Canada's yearly anthology

• attended the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity on a ten-day writing retreat put on by the Writers' Guild of Alberta

• Words and Music:  I was one of the featured readers for the album release party of Jim Jackson's Flypaper Motel; I created three poems based on his album lyrics

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