I took this picture on a Vancouver bus. In Mary and her Metis Grandma there is a chapter where the teen has to take a somewhat sick duck on the bus–something all teens would want to do? Right? Nope wrong. How to ad humoir with characters and situations to a story?
Grandma’s pet duck
I turned it into a story that I thought was sort of funny but probably not for the prissy people of the world. Besides the skill of riding on public transit busses the duck was smart enough to make friends with cats. Read on to find out what PPD stands for or go to the button below to read PDF.
I saw an Eagle
Most of the coasts or beaches in BC are beautiful, and this was no different. It included a river where salmon had gone to spawn, so there was plenty of food for birds, Seagulls, ducks and Eagles. In the distance, I saw an Eagle sitting in a tree, so I panned up from the river, through the trees to the Eagle and then up to the sky, but before I got to the sky, the eagle projectile pooped (PP). I calmly continued up and started to pan from the sky down to the eagle — what do you think the Eagle did? Yep! He went PP. I’m sure he was laughing at me. I deleted the video, but I should have kept it because it probably would have gone viral. For now, you can click the button below to read the PDF for a little more info — untill then you can wait for Masry and her Metis Grandma to be published.
I am Indigenous Cree/Metis. Main accomplishments:
1) Mary and her Metis Grandma: a coming-of-age story. Based on true stories, this is a gripping work of auto-fiction / biography and memoir that results in historical accountability.
Filled with wisdom, grit and honesty, this is the journey of a Métis teenager overcoming personal grief, family traumas, witnessing the pain of others, and experiencing the healing power of a Grandma’s love.
Instead of succumbing to self-pity, Mary rises above her presumed narrative with courage and love as her Grandma takes Mary under her wing to guide her into the mature woman she will become.
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2) Moon Water: a documentary about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Moon Water was distributed primarily to educational institutions throughout N. America.
My childhood was spent in Jasper, Alberta, surrounded by nature. My amazing mother encouraged me to write stories and paint or draw pictures for her; she was my first teacher.
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