About Lorne Daniel
Over the years, Lorne has written poetry, reviews, newspaper columns and magazine articles and had his work broadcast on CBC and CKUA radio. His essay "Today is the Frontier" about growing up in Alberta’s oil patch won the 1995 Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Prize.
In his professional life, Lorne’s company Grandview Consulting Inc. has won regional, national and international awards for its writing, communications consulting, and planning work.
Lorne believes that writing is a process of discovery. As a writer, he is changed by the process of finding words within experiences, experiences within words.
Lorne now lives in Victoria, BC, Canada. You can follow his writing on Facebook and Twitter or check out his website and his blog.
Lorne's Blog
What Children Don’t Understand About Mother’s Day
A farm accident brings home the sharp emotions felt by parents. When we become parents, we are suddenly vulnerable to feeling our children’s pains.
Why a Run is Never “Just a Run”
Although we run for fitness, many runners keep running for other personal reasons. Running can be an entry to deeper thinking, or meditation, or appreciation of nature.
Getting Lost in Nature – and Finding a Way
I think we need trees more than SUVs, fresh water more than fertilizer, mountains more than metal smelters. This force, this energy, this presence we call nature is worthy of our awe, our respect and our best care.
One Thing is Clear: I Must Simplify
A writer renews his efforts to create a clutter-free environment with a focus on what’s really important. But simplicity isn’t always so simple.
Is a Future Without Libraries OK with You?
I think it was the book Generation X that provoked the extended riff with the circulation clerk at my local library. As she ran the book and a couple Beatles re-mastered CDs through the barcode reader for me, she asked, “If we didn’t already have … Read more →
Getting Beyond Guilty to Green
Feeling guilty about not being green enough may be preventing some of us from moving forward. Movement toward sustainability is possible.
The Comfort and Chill: E.B. White and the iPad
New technologies like the iPad will change the way readers read, and the way writers write. Yet there is still great value in placing ourselves in the hands of masterful writers who understand the organic unfolding of story.
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