Curriculum vitae Published articles, books and stories “No questions, just lend a hand”, feature story, Globe and Mail, May 22, 2008 “A gift is a gift, no matter how long it lasts”, feature story, Globe and Mail, April 26, 2008 “Joint Venture”, feature story, Globe and Mail, August 11, 2007 “Jumper”, short story, Summer 2006 issue of Prairie Fire “Seeing through others’ eyes”, a travel story, Vancouver Sun, February 28, 2006. “When there’s nothing left to hide”, a review of Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking, Vancouver Sun, October 29, 2005 “A question of balance”, short story, Fall 2005 issue of Descant. “A is for Auschwitz”, short story, Toronto Star, July 17, 2005 “Afloat between youth and old age”, travel story, Boston Globe, April 10, 2005 “Losing our religion”, feature article, Focus section of the Globe and Mail, February 21, 2005 “Ponce de Leon was looking in the wrong place”, travel story, Vancouver Sun, February 21, 2005 “Meet Alice, the 10-year-old ethicist”, satire, Globe and Mail, February 2, 2005 “Jumper”, non-fiction story, Geist, Spring 2004 “Single-handed sailing”, feature article, Pacific Yachting, April 2004 “Miami Beach exile”, non-fiction story, Geist, Summer 2003 “Impotent no more”, feature article, Focus section of the Globe and Mail, March 29, 2003 “What should we talk about now?”, non-fiction story, Geist, Spring 2002 “Ladder 25”, non-fiction story, Geist, Winter 2001 Using Mosaic for Windows, UCL Press, London, UK, 1995 Awards and prizes 2007 Western Magazine Award for Fiction, for “Jumper” 2006 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, semifinalist for “Lost in Thought", a short screenplay. 2006 American Gem Short Screenplay Competition, honourable mention for “Lost In Thought”. Prairie Fire short fiction contest, 2006, first prize, for “Jumper” BC Writers Federation Literary Writers short fiction contest, 2005, for “Change Your Life” Toronto Star 2005 Short Story Contest, second prize, for “A is for Auschwitz” National Newspaper Awards: nominated in 2004 for “Impotent no more”, published in the Globe and Mail Western Magazine Awards: nominated in 2003 for best human interest article, “What should we talk about now”, published in Geist Education MFA in Creative Writing, UBC, 2005 BA in Communications, SFU, 2001 Work history Technical writer, 2000-present; clients include CIBC, ADP Dataphile, 360networks, Maximizer Software, Protexis Software. Gauer Consulting: Computer trainer and consultant, 1992-2000 (Vancouver) Staff trainer, WordPerfect, 1990-1992, Russell & DuMoulin (Vancouver law firm) House Painter/Starving Playwright, 1985-1989 Freelance writer, 1982-1985 Newspaper editor, 1981-1982, Globe and Mail Newspaper reporter, 1976-80, Thompson Citizen, Barrie Examiner, Ottawa Citizen Clerk/researcher, 1974-76, CBC TV Drama