White Ensign Flying started as a research project to tell the history of HMCS TRENTONIAN to the cadets of the Navy League Corps named for the ship, NLCC Trentonian in Trenton. I was very disappointed by the lack of published material on this WWII corvette. So I started to dig, beginning with the local archives […]
Finding the Perfect Place to Write
My most recent book, White Ensign Flying -The Story of HMCS TRENTONIAN has taken me on a twelve year journey of research, exploration and personal growth. When I started this project I was a single father with my three children living with me full time. This limited the amount of time I could spend on […]
The Canadian Flag, Our Families History and Tradition
Today we celebrate the anniversary of Canada’s national flag. Our national symbol is a Canadian icon that we take foregranted. Flying high on so many flagpoles, tattered and unnoticed. But for many of us Canadians it holds a truly special place in our hearts. I always enjoyed when our flag was flown from a proper […]
Writing History -Get it right or else!
I learned a valuable lesson from an anonymous veteran about writing history. While preparing to write White Ensign Flying I decided it would be in my best interest to have some writing credentials when the time came to approach a publisher. One of the resources I pursued was to write an article for the local […]
White Ensign Flying -My Inspiration
I often wondered what inspired an author to write a book. What gave the author the drive to dedicate so many hours of research, investigation and ultimately telling the story. For me, White Ensign Flying became a story that I had to tell and quickly became a labour of passion. It has taken me over […]