Of Other Worlds

I teach in the English Department at MacEwan University in Edmonton, and I tutor by distance for Athabasca University. My field of study is children's and young adult literature, and I teach courses in both children's literature and the folktale.

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A Visit to Hadrian's Wall
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A Visit to Hadrian's Wall
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Summer Solstice and National Aboriginal Day
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Summer Solstice and National Aboriginal Day
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Travels in Scotland and Encountering the Literary
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Travels in Scotland and Encountering the Literary
As you travel through Scotland, it’s hard not to encounter literary types from the past. This last May, my daughter and I drove from Glasgow down to Dumfries. We wanted to see the Robbie Burns House. In spite of teaching English for a living—not to mention my Scottish heritage—I found I kn...
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C. S. Lewis on George MacDonald
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C. S. Lewis on George MacDonald
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Summer Reading
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Summer Reading
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More on Harry Potter, the Glasgow connection
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More on Harry Potter, the Glasgow connection
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The Birthplace of Harry Potter
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The Birthplace of Harry Potter
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Big Bad Wolves in YA Fiction
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Big Bad Wolves in YA Fiction
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Welcome to Spring
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Welcome to Spring
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Easter Bunnies and Other Critters
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Easter Bunnies and Other Critters
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