• Our burdens are here, our road is before us, and the longing for goodness and happiness is the guide that leads us through many troubles and mistakes.

    Little Women

    -Louisa May Alcott

  • The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.

    The Night Circus

    -Erin Morgenstern

  • I didn't feel sad or happy. I didn't feel proud or ashamed. I only felt...in getting myself here, I'd done right.

    Wild

    -Cheryl Strayed

  • It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

    The Little Prince

    -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

  • I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.

    The Bell Jar

    -Sylvia Plath

  • You were letting yourself be vulnerable, and it takes vulnerability to change.

    The Miseducation of Cameron Post

    -Emily M. Danforth

  • Days I feel like a human being, while other days I feel more like a sound.

    On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

    -Ocean Vuong

  • Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?

    Becoming

    -Michelle Obama

  • I appreciate that there isn't always a clear logic behind what artists do. They might simply be trying to tap into what normal people might call madness.

    The Age of Anxiety

    -Pete Townshend

  • Wisdom is not bestowed. In its raw state, it is the heartbreak of knowing things you wish you didn't.

    Firekeeper’s Daughter

    -Angeline Boulley

  • Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

    Coraline

    -Neil Gaiman

  • ...being fiercely independent...[is] a great quality...But sometimes it's nice to rely on others, too.

    Seven

    -Farzana Doctor

  • It didn't make my anger disappear, but it gave me the tools to understand it was okay to be angry. That was very powerful.

    Through, Not Around

    -Allison McDonald Ace, et. al

  • The great, incomparable reward of being alone is the opportunity...to encounter the great silence at the core of being...

    Dog Flowers

    -Danielle Geller

  • ...the peacefulness of an ordinary Sunday...like standing in a newly planted garden after a warm rain.

    Gilead

    -Marilynne Robinson

  • Isn't it better to have your heart broken than to have it wither up?

    Blue Castle

    -L.M. Montgomery

  • Love is hard to believe, ask any lover. Life is hard to believe, ask any scientist...What is your problem with hard to believe?

    Life of Pi

    -Yann Martel

Published Work

Published by FriesenPress Inc.
Copyright 2026

Lucy the Divco

By Kreg Alde & Nevada Alde
Illustrated by Brandon Koepke

In Lucy the Divco, a vintage delivery truck discovers that the end of one chapter can be the beginning of something wonderful. Once a hardworking milk delivery truck, Lucy finds herself alone in a wrecking yard. Just when she begins to wonder whether she still has a place in her community, an unexpected opportunity gives Lucy a chance at a whole new life.

Based on the true story of a restored Divco truck, Lucy the Divco celebrates the power of new beginnings, family and local food.

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    This poem embodies the impossibility we may feel in light of loss and letting go.

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    A dark fairytale with inspiration from childhood and tales by Neil Gaiman.

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    Medicine Wheel Publishing, known for prioritizing cultural authenticity, won The Jim Douglas Publisher of the Year Award, presented by Books BC, for their “outstanding contributions to the province’s publishing industry.”

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    Inspired by forest and marine ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest, Moss & Mica designs feature up-cycled materials, pottery, precious metals, gemstones, mosses, lichens and locally foraged driftwood. 

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    Kelly Coulter, a Victoria-based content creator, was the recipient of a $12,000 production grant from TELUS STORYHIVE as a part of the Video Podcast Program for her proposed project, Meant to Pause/The Menopause Series.

    Click here to read the full article.

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    Creator of the sleek, innovative, and incredibly aesthetic dip pens, Neacol Miller of Tiefling Glass and Bling Squared Cute Glass, has been gathering knowledge and experience in the glass sculpting industry for 15 years, which has contributed to her successful creations.

    Click here to read the full article.

  • Maita Waters with Maitarra

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    Fans, friends, and local music enthusiasts gathered at Paul Phillips Hall on Saturday, December 2nd for Maitarra’s “procession” and final hoorah.

    To read the full article, click here.

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    The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) is proud to present their newest exhibition Tender Touch, which presents an examination of tattooing as an art practice.

    For the full article, click here.

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    Acclaimed writer and director Mary Galloway is thrilled to share the significance of the Cowichan Sweater—revealing that the story is just as complex, beautiful, and intriguing as the product itself.

    For the full article, click here.

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    Known as “the garden that love built”, it’s a charming estate host to not only a garden, but an exquisite heritage home that has been transformed into a teahouse.

    Read the full article here.

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