If you read my work or see a play of mine, I hope at least some part of my writing will ‘… sweep you away, … order you around and … give you no choice’. The italicized words were written to me years ago by Urjo Kareda, then Artistic Director of Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre. He encouraged me to write plays that are brave, intimate, and perhaps too personal; explore stories that give audiences, readers, and me ‘no choice’. A tall order, but he nailed it. I aspire to write with vulnerability, generosity, and a sense of humour. My writing is inspired by true-life stories: mine and my family’s, as well as other personal and historical events and issues that have impacted those I love and the world we live in. Strong, flawed women are most often at the heart of my work. I explore themes of love; loss; mystery; the disappeared, crime and law; some wild Canadian history; and always ghosts. I live with beloved ghosts who live on in my writing.