For Sewell, stories are a way to share information, to pass on messages, to report on what is happening in the world now and explore the things that have happened in the past, so that we can apply those lessons to our present and our future.
Although Gloria Ann Wesley fell into publishing almost by accident, there’s no arguing the fact that it was meant to be. This esteemed poet and author is recognized as the first published Black Nova Scotian poet
“…for all the travels I’ve done, the most exotic place in the world to me still was the mountain and the valley where I came from.”
These choices come from someone who reads limited nonfiction and is a thoroughly deconsecrated Catholic.
Does nature have rights? Do human beings have rights to nature’s elemental offerings, such as air, water and food, and do we have a responsibility to protect nature? These questions are central
Finley Martin sees writing as “one strand of life meandering through other strands, which might be family, employment, hardships, personal adventures, explorations and things of that nature.”
“…just having people listen to the story, was incredibly thrilling.”