Marie loves living in the Comox Valley, exploring natural areas in every season. When she’s not running around in a forest, you’ll find her in her writing studio. She is the author of the award-winning creative memoir The Chocolate Pilgrim: a Journey to Self-discovery and Transformation on the Camino de Santiago and she is a skilled writing coach. Marie works with writers of all levels, supporting them towards realizing their writing dreams
MAGIC IN THE DYE POT
When I was a kid growing up in the northern boreal forest, my mother took me and my siblings out foraging for edible mushrooms in the spring. I loved these expeditions filled with the wonder of the forest and all its gifts. Mom taught us what to look for and what to avoid, and we […]
Words by Marie MaccagnoPhotos by Jenn Dykstra