"Terra Mater Soon" by Michelle McMillan

Retired as a museologist, importer/retailer, qigong instructor and full-time gardener, Michelle enjoys being a mother, caring for her favourite gardens, exploring nature and writing. She is active in Alison Wearing's Memoir Writing, INK community and Guelph’s Vocamus Writers Community. Her poetry has been published in Rhapsody and ArtAscent, her memoirs in Escarpment Magazine and the Guelph Mercury, and her essays in Vox feminarum, Guelph Speaks and TongRen.