Living and Writing on a Small Island by JP McLean

Denman Island is the place I call home. It’s one of the northern Canadian Gulf islands nestled between mainland British Columbia and Vancouver Island. We are ferry dependent with a population of 1100 and known for our breathtaking scenery and artistic communities. At just fifty square kilometres, you can drive around the entire island in forty-five minutes.

My Denman writing perch overlooks the ocean. Songbirds flit around the deck, pecking at bugs and seeds. Unending flocks of brant geese fly b...