- Subscribe to my newsletter! Click here →
October 23, 2018
Tommy Jr kept busy, and he gave us all a snapshot of what it might have been like for a young man to stay home while […]
October 22, 2018
1 . Amelie’s Family My papa, Charles Belliveau, was sixteen and still living with the Mi’kmaq when he met my maman. Sylvie Fontaine had grown […]
October 22, 2018
I included an additional section at one point, and in it Connor returned from his role on the Pembroke and rejoined the British Army. This section […]
October 22, 2018
In the first draft of Promises to Keep, I saw one more older brother in Amelie’s household, and when Henri ran to the Mi’kmaq in September […]
October 22, 2018
Not only did I originally have an extra brother in the original story, but the two of them also found Connor during a battle. Just as […]
October 22, 2018
In the original draft, Me’tekw brought the recovering Amelie to a hospital inside Quebec City’s crumbling walls where she nursed the sick and wounded. Satisfied she […]
October 20, 2018
Very rarely did soldiers get away from the war to enjoy the luxury of a little rest. When they did, the breaks were too brief for […]
October 20, 2018
In the original book, Danny’s friends Jimmy and Fred were killed in a battle previous to the one that injured Danny. Torn apart by the losses, […]
October 20, 2018
It could be difficult, in a world gone insane, for a man to hold onto reality when madness beckoned so strongly. This battle scene is different […]