I was born and raised in Rouyn-Noranda, northern Quebec, where hunting and fishing abounds. My father once said, “You spend so much time in the woods, be careful you don’t turn into a tree.” My love of the woods and contemporary issues form the basis of my writing. Lately I find myself focusing on poetry. To me, writing poetry is a global adventure in a land without borders. Working with Aboriginals, low-income housing and foster parenting developed areas of understanding, crucial to my writing. I have short stories in print and online as well as poems in international literary magazines such more...