The most challenging thing about pursuing a career as an author is the lack of structured support. With no official guidelines, the only true markers of success, is success itself. Whether it’s having an article published online or becoming a Best Selling author,the fulfillment of most writers ambitions relies very much on some sort of final outcome. During my…
Before my first book (Five Weeks in the Amazon) was published, I would repeat a quote to myself over and over, like a mantra, almost every day. I am not sure where I heard it, but it went like this; “The only difference between someone who is an author, and someone who is not an…
About 70,000 or 80,000 Canadians are legally entitled to consume marijuana, but this number is much lower than those seeking change. During the summer of 2015 there was a small window of time when some Medical Marijuana Dispensary’s had smoking lounges for customers use. I found them to be safe, relaxed, and a communal space for people…
Authors Note: This is the an interview with an extraordinary human named Sonya Sangster. Both our families raised us in Tsawwassen, a small town 45 minutes south of Vancouver. Her views and opinions strongly resonate with me, and I am proud to have had this chance to question her. After knowing Sonya for almost 30 years, I wanted to…
We woke up in Campbell River, on Vancouver Island, B.C., and while it wasn’t raining, the puddles in the parking lot were frozen. The further north we went after we left the hotel, the more the land surrounding us became open and remote. In all directions it became dense and thickly forested. All different shades of green could…
One of the most spectacular temples in Asia, if not the world, is the Angkor Wat Temple in Siem Reap. But for a budget-conscious backpacker, the options are limited. A one-day ticket will set you back $20, and a three-day ticket is $40 (all prices in USD). Let’s be honest, most backpackers want to have it all,…
I began to explore a possibility. That life could be learned from those who had lived in earnest and captured it in their literature. Like it is with any subject. To study philosophy is to study life, and its counterpart, death. Does the fact millennia of time has spanned between their life and mine change how much they knew then, or how little…
Gecko Adventures is one of the best places to go for young travelers to find all kinds of different adventurous travel packages. They have a great travel blog too, Gecko Tales, which they describe in the following quote. We run awesome trips around the world. But when we’re not on the road, we’re sitting here and writing loads of travel-related…
After listening to the frightening true story Kyle Gest told on a podcast called Risk (WARNING: it will give you nightmares), I wanted to know more about him. He is the creator of The Lapse, an award winning podcast, which produces amazing short, true stories (like the one he made about me called, Depression Quest). There is no better way of getting to know someone…
During the last week in August I crossed two goals off my bucket list. I became a #1 Bestselling author, and I met Jesse Stewart, a musician I’m a huge fan of. Here is my story from that week. We picked up Jesse Stewart on a wet and windy Saturday evening from the corner of…
Satisfaction and confusion were the emotions I saw most often. Although whether they were true emotions, or were created in my mind and then impressed upon others is debatable. Then, along came the Doctor, and if I had to tell the truth I don’t think either of us knew what to do. What was right…
At first I wasn’t sure whether to have my book narrated by a professional or record the audiobook for my true story Five Weeks in the Amazon on my own. With the encouragement, and support of Brennan McClay (my good friend and co-owner of my book’s publisher hmmediahouse.com), I decided to narrate it myself. For the past few weeks I have…
