Sean has been published in magazines including Saltscapes, Verge, National Observer, New Internationalist, Atlantic Co-operator, and Outpost, and writes for Climate Stories Atlantic. He won a Canadian National Magazine Award.
Select Non-Fiction Writing
A Squid Ink Sky: Land, Happiness, and Good Kava in Vanuatu
A journey to a nation where land ownership is based on the extended family rather than the individual. Read the story…
The Whitewashed Stone: Gold and Ghosts on Ghana’s Cape Coast
A visit to a 360-year-old fortress that is at the centre of a challenging history we all share. Read the story…
Warmer homes in Northern Labrador are NEER
The Nunatsiavut Energy Efficiency Retrofits program delivers comfort and savings in isolated, Inuit-governed communities in Northern Labrador. Read the story…
A Passive Approach to Climate Change
A historic house in Halifax is renovated with climate as the foundation. Read the story…
Renovating Opportunities in Toronto
CLEAResult Canada is working with a Toronto social enterprise to help transform energy efficiency retrofits into a pathway out poverty. Read the story…
The Canadian Diner: Fried, Tried, and True
Slide into a vinyl booth and taste the history of the classic greasy spoon. Read the story…
A Home Warm Enough for People and Pets (lots of pets)
A free energy efficiency program helps a couple in an emotionally warm but physically cold home. Read the story…
Where Credit is Due: Banking on Women in Ghana
Is microcredit a panacea to poverty, or just another burden for women in West Africa? Read the story…