I’M DAPHNE
I’m an experienced writer and author. I have a journalism background and a creative touch. I’m currently working on a book.The best place to catch up with my latest writing is on Substack.
WORK IN PROGRESS
My nonfiction work in progress explores the psychedelic renaissance and its potential to transform personal development, healing, and social dynamics. Blending personal stories, journalistic research, and engaging interviews, the book provides an accessible update to our collective understanding of psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA, and cannabis. It invites readers to reflect on the psychedelic movement and its broader impact, whether or not they choose to engage with psychedelics themselves.
SUPPORT MY BOOK PROJECT
As I have been researching my book about psychedelics, I’ve realized that families urgently need help discussing substances at home. We’re not talking about it!
I created a zine called Conscious Substance Use: A Conversation Guide for Families. In this 20-page booklet, I break down the concept of substance use as a spectrum, and I offer practical tips for engaging in more informed, meaningful conversations about substances with kids, teens and young adults.
I’d love to share my zine with you. It’s practical, easy to read, and great for getting extended family members and caregivers on the same page. This will help everyone understand why the kids are suddenly talking all about a subject that doesn’t usually come up.
By purchasing a copy, you’ll be supporting my writing life as I research and write a full-length book.
BYLINED WRITING
FICTION
Walking With Walser
My fictional novella Walking With Walser came out in 2015 and is now available as a paperback and an ebook at Chapters and Amazon.
Told in the eccentric voice of a middle-aged writer who idolizes the German modernist Robert Walser, the story follows Ursula on a day-long walk in her beloved downtown neighbourhood, Queen St. West in Toronto.