Rendezvous at Jumbo Pass: A Twisting Tale of Wilderness Survival

A wilderness cabin becomes a dream-box of catastrophe and survival, in this true adventure with a paranormal twist. Will, a treeplanter, hikes with a companion to meet his wife and 3-year-old daughter in BC's remote Jumbo Pass. An overnight storm pushes Will to the brink of deadly choices, at fate's mercy. Their idyll darkens with Will's hellish predicament, as the seventh dream door crashes shut. He must act under agonizing pressure, and the disorientation of clashing realities. Will he find the strength and wisdom to overcome the odds and avoid disaster? Rendezvous at Jumbo Pass breaks the mold of linear narrative by splitting its ending into multiple, coexisting plot threads, or timelines, twisting away from a nightmare hallway of seven doors. The story plays out a mystery of magic realism against the backdrop of vast natural beauty in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia (think Groundhog Day in the heart of the Canadian wilderness). Caught in the strands of a deadly time-loop, Will must face the choosing of a successful adventure, time after time until he gets it right. Novella, 106 pp.

I have lived and traveled throughout North America, in recent years embarking on wider travels. Having taught in Inuit schools in the Arctic, built a homestead in the BC mountains, and performed with West African drum and dance troupes, I currently make my home in Victoria, BC, working as a freelance copy editor and writer, with several published works of fiction and nonfiction.