by Maggie Thom |
The Stories We Keep to Ourselves Reading and writing have always been my go-to places. Reading came first, of course. I grew up on a farm in rural Alberta, where there were always chores to be done and work that couldn’t simply be put off until tomorrow....
by Maggie Thom |
What Inspired Concealed Inheritance? Strange Wills, Family Secrets & One Very Unexpected Bequest Sometimes a story starts with a character. Sometimes it’s a place. And sometimes it starts with one strange question that won’t leave me alone. For...
by Maggie Thom |
What Makes a Villain Memorable? Some of the most unforgettable characters in fiction aren’t the heroes. They’re the villains. Long after we’ve finished the final chapter, they continue occupying our thoughts. We remember the choices they made,...
by Maggie Thom |
Why We Read: One Lifetime Isn’t Enough We each get one life. One childhood. One family. One path through this world. Yet every time we open a book, something extraordinary happens. We step into another life. For a little while, we become someone else. We solve...
by Maggie Thom |
Why We Trust: The Invisible Thread That Connects Our Lives Every day, we place our trust in people we’ve never met. We trust that other drivers will stop at red lights. That the pilot flying our plane has done this thousands of times before. That the person...
