J. Mark Smith is a writer, scholar, and parent of two neurodiverse children. He teaches in the English Department at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
smithj105@macewan.ca
Keeping On Keeping On (and Some Days Much Better Than That)
(Dec. 28, 2022; updated Sept. 14, 2025) Welcome! My name is J. Mark Smith. I’m a writer and literary scholar. And I’m a proud parent of two neurodiverse children. My family’s story is somewhat out of the ordinary. I tell about it in a work of narrative nonfiction — Motley Green Blanket — that was…
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WALKING THE ROAD 