My name is Regan and I write short stories, essays and excellent “excuse my child from gym” notes.
In late 2018, I began writing the Uncommon Cora books, a middle grade mystery series. The first book is done . . . sorta kinda . . . It turns out that getting an authors work to a bookstore near you is actually a Trilogy, with the author doing Part 1. For Parts 2 and 3, agents, publishers, editors, underrated cover design folks and booksellers all rush around in nail-biting action with cliff hanger endings and more plot twists than a curly fry (including an unexpected main character nemesis named COVID-19). While we wait on Parts 2 and 3, the website will help future readers get to know Cora and her posse.
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Eau de Toilet: the Fragrance of My Youth"
By far, our house was the biggest freebie we got. The old Alcona Garage on Highway 11, with its 2 stories of living quarters above, was being torn down.
“Mind if I take your upstairs?” Dad asked. He was a big man with even bigger dreams and an unparalleled skill for starting projects. This house was his best start ever...
Darla, My Inner Editor
The hardest part of writing is my inner editor. I named her Darla. She’s kinda mean and doesn’t have a creative bone in her body. The artistic side of my brain loves everything I write. All of it! She's a total cheerleader who tells me all my stories are fun-tastic. Then Darla, my left brain, taps me on the shoulder...
The Elephants in the Classroom
A first person essay originally published in the Globe & Mail January 4, 2019 print edition, online and shared hundreds of times across other sites.