Writing
In 2009 I stopped listening to my excuses and started writing. In one month scraps of paper on train journeys turned into 50,000 words, a rubbish first draft of a novel, but – I was writing. Since then I've published short fiction, poetry, and articles in books, blogs, magazines, websites, and zines. Every time I write, I learn something new. So I keep writing. Full bio
Design Criticism and the Creative Process
Writing events Speaking at Pecha Kucha Night Toronto
20 slides auto-advancing every 15 seconds. Come hear my super-fast presentation about Kickstarter. $5 at the door, January 17, 2012, The Garrison
Keep in touch
Speaking Speaking events

Let me know if you’d like me to read or present for your event.

Past reading events include: Prana Coffee, Supermarket, Clinton’s
Design presentations include: DesignMeets, Ignite Toronto, UF Scholars Symposium, Golden Gators Awards Ceremony and more

Twitter 140 Character Stories

I tweet microfiction as @twothickthumbs. Don’t be shy, say hello! Here’s a sample of the kind of stories I post there:

The ficus couldn't take much more stale air & limescale water. Get me out, he told the squirrel at the window. They devised a plan. More
Blog Blog

I began working for University Health Network in Oct 2011 at the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation. Since then I've been blogging weekly essays to help change the way the world thinks about design in healthcare.

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Publications Archive
Essays and articles
Explore Create Repeat
The Designed Life
November 2011Explore Create Repeat, 4ormat.com
Explore Create Repeat
Finding & Keeping a Mentor
July 2011Explore Create Repeat, 4ormat.com
Smashing Magazine
The Future of Graphic Design, NXNEi coverage
June 2011Design Edge Canada
Explore Create Repeat
An Inspired Design Practice (Without Design)
May 2011Explore Create Repeat, 4ormat.com
Design Edge Canada
Finding Perfect Partners
March/April 2011Design Edge Canada
Freelance Switch
Accelerated Design: Streamline Your Workflow
January 2011FreelanceSwitch.com
A List Apart
Design Criticism & the Creative Process
January 2011alistapart.com, Issue 321
Quote “One of the most insightful articles I have read on the
collaborative relationship between designer & client”

Paul Boag, Boagworld on Twitter
Quote “Fantastic article!”
Jeff Gothelf, UX Designer in his Lean UX talk, NYC
Freelance Switch
Client Presentation Tips for Designers
November 2010FreelanceSwitch.com
Quote “Best article this site has ever released.”
Ellis Benus on FreelanceSwitch.com
Quote “very inspiring indeed… started getting goosebumps”
Ameet on FreelanceSwitch.com
Black Kettles
Diana Sudyka on Making It
April 2009BlackKettles.com
Creative Writing
Used Furniture Review
The Draining of the Sea — September 26, 1995
December 2011Used Furniture Review
Commuter Lit
Snakes Taste Like This
May 2011Commuter Lit
Paper Boat Odyssey
How Wolves Are Born
March 2011Paper Boat Odyssey
Kindle Project
Being a Conscious Maker & Thirsty
January 2011Kindle Project
One Forty Fiction
An Unhealthy Relationship
January 2011OneFortyFiction.com
Split Quarterly
The Divorced Father's Radio Show
January 2011Split Quarterly
Labour of Love
Cuban Sandwiches: Wet Grass & Snakes Taste Like This
Forthcoming: January 2011Labour of Love
Commuter Lit
On the Strings of a Ukulele
November 2010CommuterLit.com
Paragraph Planet
Release
November 2010Paragraph Planet.com
Canadian Voices Volume Two
Chester & Grace
November 2010Commuterlit.com & Canadian Voices Vol 2
Commuter Lit
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Truck Driver
September 2010CommuterLit.com
One Forty Fiction
Year One
July 2010OneFortyFiction.com
Canadian Voices Volume 1
The Red in Poetry & Intolerant Weather
October 2010CommuterLit.com
The Mangrove Literary Review
Sorrow Sitting
2007The Mangrove Literary Review
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