About Me

This is me. Though some years have passed since this photo was taken, there are those who’d tell you I haven’t changed much. This may or may not be true. The S. R. still stands for Sarah Rachel (she/her); I’m still Canadian and Jewish; and I’m still cranky. Then, I was in senior kindergarten; now, I am a university instructor.

Also, while the stories I used to scribble in memo-books about “angel-boys” and their leader, “Jack Female Bear,” were clearly seminal works of a young genius, I think I’ve since outgrown my “scribbling random daydreams” phase, with much thanks to my awesome critique groups. I’ve been an associate member of the SCBWI for several years now.

Admittedly, in the good old days of being four, theatre wasn’t so much a “passion” as “something I knew nothing about.” However, since then, I’ve been with Toronto’s Socratic Theatre Collective as performer, playwright, and tech. I like to plan epic events like treasure hunts (which I also did as a side business for five years)–take a peek at the pictures from the last hunts I set up.

So thanks for visiting my site, and thanks even more for hanging around. If there’s anything else you want to know, feel free to drop me a line.

Where you can find my writing:

“Resurrection Day” (flash fiction) – Flash Point Science Fiction (November 1, 2024)

“A Change of Management” (drabble) – Stupefying Stories, The Pete Wood Challenge, (August 2024)

“Murder, She Summoned” (short story) – NoSleep Podcast (S21E16, 2024)

“Destiny” (short story) – Hexagon, Vol. 14 (Fall 2023)

“Ghost of a Chance” (one-act play, 12-15 min., 2F) – JD Drama Publishing

“Mad Science” (short story) – On Spec: The Canadian magazine of the fantastic, Vol. 20, No. 3, #74 (Fall 2008 – Youth Theme Issue).

“A Melding of Interests” (short essay) – Dean’s Newsletter, Queen’s Alumni Review (August 2008)

“Laughtrack” (one-act play, 12-15 min., 2F) – JD Drama Publishing

“A Dybbuk Story” (short story) – The First Line, Vol. 9 Issue 4 (Winter 2007). Nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

Whose opinions you can find on this blog:

Just mine. Anything I’ve written doesn’t represent the views of my employer, colleagues, government, etc. Sometimes it doesn’t even represent my views anymore, because, thankfully, I continue to learn and grow.

AI?

No, thank you. For various reasons, I don’t use generative AI and don’t consent to my work being used to train it.

Where I’m based:

I live, write, and work on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. This land is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. (land acknowledgement adapted from City of Toronto resources)

As a settler, I acknowledge my responsibilities to repair historical and contemporary colonialist wrongs. I don’t always know the best way to live up to those responsibilities, but I commit, with humility, to learning more and doing my best.