Welcome to DavidMcConkey.com

My Life and Work

I am a writer, editor, and consultant exploring the themes of active citizenship, environmental sustainability, and the wonder of everyday life.

Some Favourite Columns

2022:   Nurturing of Memory, Learning and Contemplation 2021:   Why Do Good People Fall for Bad Ideas?  2020:   The Pandemic: Reflecting on Big Questions 2019:   The Medium That is Our Mind: A McLuhanesque Meditation 2018:   How Do You Be a Good Person? 2017:   The Changing Conversations About Mortality 2016:   Spanking Shouldn’t be a Hit With Parents 2015:   Things to Keep in Mind on 4/20 2014:   Walking the Camino de Santiago 2013:    Ways to Leave a Legacy 2012:   Prostitution . . . in Brandon? 2011:   Discovering Historic Downtown Brandon  2010:   Tax Time Offers Folks a Chance to Reflect 2009:   Memoir Man a Born Storyteller 2008:   No Ordinary Walk in the Park 2007:   Adventures in Film-making 2006:   Tomorrow, Buy Nothing 2005:   A Few Reflections on Skunk and Junk 2004:   How I Spent My Summer Vacation

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Some Favourite Reviews

2022:   Antislavery Book Resonates Today 2021:   Author Upends Beliefs About Humankind
2020:   Gripping New Memoir from Canadian Author “Unveiled” 2019:   Book Explores Gratitude for the World in a Cup of Coffee
2018:   What Can We Learn from the New Science of Psychedelics? 2017:   Optimistic New Book From Muslim Writer 2016:   So Many Reasons to Appreciate Podcasts 2015:   “A New Ideal For How We Die” 2014:   Book Provides Intriguing, Scientific Glimpse into Religious Beliefs 2013:   Book Blows Lid Off Food Industry 2012:   Surfing World Wide Web Breeds Shallow Thinking 2011:   Canadian History Boring?  Not if You Know a Little 2010:   Book Helps Put Seton’s Westman Roots on Display  2009:   Six Words To Describe A Life?  2008:   Wiki Is The Way Of The Future 2007:   Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Stories

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