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You Gotta Have A Hook

Is this nerdy? Yes. Do I love it from the depths of my nerdy soul? Heck yes! To all my friends attending the SCBWI Summer Conference this week – have an educational, inspiring time! I’ll be over here, trying not ... Read More  

Lindsey Carmichael and a wolf hybrid

Follow That Food! Wolf Migration in the Arctic

All across the forests of Canada, wolves look for the same things.  They look for clean water and safe dens.  They look for a place where deer or moose are plentiful.  When wolves find everything they need in one ... Read More  

I Watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens and I Still Don’t Get It

I watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Actually, I watched it twice, because I wanted to make sure I knew it well enough to actually comment on it. It was really good! This was a pleasant surprise, because most of ... Read More  

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Raven Mad Daze

Raven Mad Daze was a summer festival that used to take place in Yellowknife. If the memory of my junior-high-aged self can be trusted, it happened on the summer solstice, when it’s just as light at midnight as it is ... Read More  

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Forensic Science: Not As Seen On TV

Why do TV shows have science consultants when they clearly don’t listen to what their consultants tell them? I have often wondered this. Generally while watching forensics procedurals. I still haven’t recovered from that episode of Bones where Dr. ... Read More  

Curse You, Netflix

Confession time: I do not understand why Star Wars is such a big deal. This is probably partly due to the fact that in general, I like fantasy a lot more than I like sci fi. But I love Edge ... Read More  

Pappadeaux Crab Cakes: Memories With Every Mouthful

This is a story about crab cakes. The best crab cakes anywhere in the world, and what they mean. The Discovery of Crab Cakes Around 20 years ago, my rambling maternal grandparents decided to turn in their fifth wheel for ... Read More  

Lindsey Carmichael and her grandmother

What I Did on My Summer “Vacation”

Presented at a library conference (librarians rock!). Did two school visits (kids rock, too!). Attended the AGM of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia. Talked to a university student doing research on literature and Canadian identity. Sold books at ... Read More  

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Summer Siesta

You know that level of exhaustion where you walk into a room, stand there for five minutes, and realize you don’t know why you’re there? Where it takes three times as long as normal to make earth-shaking decisions like “Do ... Read More  

arctic fox in summer fur

10 Reasons Arctic Foxes Are the Coolest

If you’ve been here before, you probably know I love domesticated foxes (enough to write a book about them), but arctic foxes will always have a special place in my heart. One reason is that I spent 6 years ... Read More  

Westley and Buttercup kissing

How The Princess Bride Landed Me a Husband

Tech Support and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary last week, which is actually a bigger accomplishment than it sounds like because we dated for 13 years before tying the knot. We wanted to be really, really sure. 😛 We ... Read More  

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More Live Action from Disney

Next on Disney’s list of “animated-classics-remade-as-live-action” is Beauty and the Beast: What do you think about this phenomenon? Are you excited about beloved stories getting new life, or do you see this as yet more evidence that there are “no ... Read More  

Lindsey signing books

Celebrating Children’s Literacy Book Fair – This Saturday

If you’re in Nova Scotia, come on out. It’s a great opportunity to meet local authors, chat kid lit, and pick up a signed book. Free and open to the public – hope to see you there! Read More  

Forensic Science: In Pursuit of Justice by L.E. Carmichael - Front Cover

The Case of the Totally False Fingerprinting Propaganda

Deadlines are swarming like a school of sharks in search of blood, so I hope you’ll forgive me for recycling some blog content. I wrote this a year ago to celebrate the release of my second kid’s book on forensic ... Read More  

Lindsey presents to student writers

Crazy Awesome (Busy) Week…

Because I spent two days doing this with the awesome kids of Pine Ridge Middle School. We had a lot of fun talking about the books that have an impact on us, then practiced techniques for having that kind of ... Read More  

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Flying Sea Flap Flaps

I’m not sure who coined the term “sea flap flap” for sting ray, but it’s hilarious and it makes me happy. And since I am under a deadline crunch and don’t have time to write a lengthy post this ... Read More  

Lindsey wears a shirt with a fox on it

Fox Talk Joins Fox Appeal!

I am so pleased to announce that my book Fox Talk is now available to order through Fox Appeal! Fox Appeal is a clothing line inspired by Siberian domesticated foxes Boris and Sophia, so a partnership was a natural fit. This awesome ... Read More  

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The Maiden Voyage of the HMS Icebear

So it turns out Tech Support was right. A canoe CAN be used as an icebreaker. Provided the ice is only about 1 cm thick, and you’re willing to back up repeatedly in order to generate fresh momentum. The ... Read More