In Memory of Darrel J. McLeod

These photos are from a writing retreat I lead where Darrel was a participant. He was working on his first book, Mamaskatch.

I had first met him years earlier when he took my memoir course and it was immediately clear to me that Darrel had a compelling memoir to write. Subsequently, we worked together for several years and became very close.

Darrel was family: we understood that writing was a sacred act.

Find Darrel’s writing here: https://darreljmcleod.com/

(Thank you to poet and author Tina Biello, who took these photos.)