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March 6, 2023

Ophelia Sasaki

Ophelia is larger than life in the Percivious trilogy. In fact she is our heroine…as least our human heroine. Ophelia […]

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October 25, 2022

Mandolin Grace

Next to arrive in Percivious Insomnia (book 1) is Mandolin Grace. A rising star reporter in the field of accumulated […]

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October 18, 2022

Catherine Dumont

The first female introduced in the Percivious Trilogy is Catherine. She is the intelligent, intuitive, consummate mother; and Catherine protects […]

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May 13, 2022

Women of the Percivious Trilogy

This season of Wonder Women will be dedicated to the wonder women found in the PERCIVIOUS trilogy. With the release […]

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March 9, 2022

Leading with a Vision

Dame Anna Wintour, known for her signature sunglasses, is our final Wonder Women of fashion post. Last but definitely not […]

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January 31, 2022

Being Different

February is an exciting time of year! Fashion weeks are upon us – Copenhagen, New York, London, Milan and last […]

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December 28, 2021

What has been forgotten

“There is nothing new except what has been forgotten.” – Marie-Jeanne Rose Bertin Our sources of inspiration for the second […]

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December 5, 2021

To Be Loved

Audrey Hepburn’s iconic time defying style and grace positions her at the top of the fashion muse list. She was […]

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October 31, 2021

Fashion Forward

We are at an important junction in the Percivious trilogy and it’s the perfect time to focus on the influence […]

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September 19, 2021

Following Dreams

Megan Hess is the perfect bridge between our inspirational children’s authors and our next season of Wonder Women – The […]

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August 24, 2021

The Adventure Trance

Julia Donaldson has written some of my all time favourites, The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Stick Man, Superworm, A […]

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August 7, 2021

Everyone Counts

One and Zero are two of the most AMAZING and impactful children’s books I have ever read, or read to […]

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July 11, 2021

A Raging Success

As a child she loved Nancy Drew mysteries. She attended Southern Illinois University and studied Biology and Computer Science. After […]

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June 26, 2021

Five Stars for Fancy

Fancy Nancy spent nearly 100 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, launching a series now upwards of […]

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June 13, 2021

Let the Fairy Tales Begin…

It’s time for a new series of Wonder Women. This spring/summer our focus will take a lighthearted turn as we […]

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May 30, 2021

Across the Pond

Her net worth is estimated to be around $1 billion U.S. In 2004, Forbes magazine declared her the first person to […]

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May 16, 2021

Hold My Attention

Our list of inspiring female authors would not be complete without the inclusion of fellow Canadian and award winning literary […]

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May 2, 2021

Space Magic

N.K. Jemisin is one of the most celebrated science fiction writers of our generation. The first author to win the […]

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April 18, 2021

Staying the Course

The Percivious trilogy straddles numerous genres. When we started writing, we were unsure where the story was going to lead. […]

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April 4, 2021

A Talent for Truth

“Tom boarded the bus after Dickie. There were no seats, and they were wedged between a skinny, sweating man who […]

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March 21, 2021

Giant Footsteps

First published in 1959 her literary career spanned nearly 60 years yielding more than twenty novels and over a hundred […]

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March 6, 2021

The Grande Dame of Science Fiction

Octavia E. Butler, the award winning grande dame of science fiction was an extremely shy child. This gives me a […]

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February 21, 2021

In the beginning…

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February 7, 2021

A Romantic at Heart

Jane Austen starting her writing career at the age of eleven, perhaps earlier. She wrote poems and stories for her […]

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January 24, 2021

Wonder Words of Wisdom

For the next chapter of Wonder Women we will be seeking advice from some literary wonder women. They have all […]

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January 10, 2021

Blade in Hand

Our finale is a special one! We finish off our set of local wonder women with Dr. Carolina Fermin-Risso, Pediatric […]

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December 7, 2020

The Superhero behind the Symbol

Cst. Becky Coutu with the Calgary Police Service’s Forensic Crime Unit shares with us her experience behind the badge in […]

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November 15, 2020

On “board” to save the world…

This week we will hear from Charmaine Ironside, fitness trainer and wellness coach and former Olympic Snowboarder. She is inspirational […]

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October 26, 2020

Her Voice is her Superpower

Krista de Silva is a mesmerizing Canadian opera singer, who lucky for me lives just up the hill (literally). Her […]

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October 5, 2020

C is for Children…not Covid

Dr. Lisa French is a child psychologist with special interests in the assessment and treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism […]

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September 16, 2020

Her super weapon is a needle…

Amanda Perizzolo is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. She is one of only eleven Sports Medicine Acupuncturists […]

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September 6, 2020

You’re Surrounded

For the fall we will focus on the Wonder Women surrounding you. The amazing local women that you encounter every […]

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August 31, 2020

The People’s Princess

I am a fan of the Netflix series The Crown. I suppose it’s not entirely my fault. My mother woke […]

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July 18, 2020

Saving Babies

I agreed to write this one on Cookie’s behalf. So in essence I am his first guest blogger – lucky […]

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July 12, 2020

Children are our Future

Back in the day we all wished we were Whitney Houston. All of us girls anyway. I remember singing along […]

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July 5, 2020

Covid Blues

Someone gifted my 7 year old daughter (6 at the time) with a harmonica at one of the many house […]

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June 28, 2020

Ladies of the Eighties

I don’t think it is a coincidence that we have been bringing back the 80s for……ok so longer than the […]

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June 21, 2020

Wonder Women

Long long ago in a kingdom (as it were) far far away there lived an introverted dreamer who would spend […]