Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Miscellaneous Musing

  • Guests

    I like bats. I really do. I love that they eat mosquitoes by the pound, and like nothing better than to watch them soar around the garden. I do not, however, like to have them in the house. Five years ago, we had a bat make a visit. Of course, as they are nocturnal creatures,…

  • August Holiday

    We have a holiday today in much of Canada. The best part is that there’s no real reason for it, other than someone at some point in time having decided that there should be a long weekend in August. When I was a kid, the first Monday in August was known as – ready? this…

  • Performance

    You might remember a while back that I wrote about listening to a “live in concert” CD set, Loreena McKennitt‘s NIGHTS AT THE ALHAMBRA. Well, my ears got lucky recently – we went to see Loreena perform live for the first time. It was wonderful. It might have been the same set of songs as…

  • Strategies

    We’re going to talk about making plans, or more specifically, about moving from an idea to an action plan. Today, I have an example from real life – tomorrow, we’ll apply the same method to writing. Here we go. The Idea I have – as so many of us do – an extra 10 pounds…

  • Toxic Beauty

    I’ve been fascinated for a while with the photographic works of Edward Burtynski. These are amazing images – he photographs mines and railcuts, shipbreaking yards and factories. His work is concerned with the mark we leave on the planet. Next time you’re in the bookstore, have a look for his book MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES. These images…