Susan Deschene (Susan Templeton)

Vincennes Lincoln High School

Class of 1977

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Susan Templeton - Class of 1977 - Vincennes Lincoln High School

First Name	Susan
Last Name	Deschene
Maiden Name	Templeton
Graduation Year	Class of 1977
Gender	Female
City	N/A
State/Province	Nova Scotia
Country	Canada
Occupation	writer
Married	Yes
Favorite School Memory	band contests
About Me	Some background: I've lived in southeastern Ontario since January of 1997, but I was first introduced to Canada while at the University of Evansville, when I spent my summers marching with a Canadian drum and bugle corps from 1978 to 1980. (Before I married, my last name was Templeton.) I majored in music and journalism at UE, graduating in 1981. Clarinet was my main instrument; I also played bari sax in jazz band. During this time, I also marched in the Oakland Crusaders, a drum corps from Etobicoke, Ontario, as a member of the flag line. I went on to teach high school color guard in Indiana and Kentucky for 14 years. After university, I worked as a secretary for six years, then got a job as a reporter for The Messenger, a small daily newspaper in western Kentucky. I did that for 10 years before moving to Canada to be with my husband, Rick. I'm now a landed immigrant in Canada, which basically means that I have permanent resident status, giving me the right to live and work in Canada. The immigration process took about 11 months. During that time, I couldn't work in Canada, so I decided to start writing fiction. I wrote a novel, but I wasn't very happy with how it turned out, so I switched to short stories and was much happier with those. Starting in November of 2004, I began doing freelance writing for various special publications published by the local paper, The Recorder and Times. My role expanded over the years to include proofreading, editing and photography. For five years, I also edited a monthly newsletter for the Brockville Women's Network and wrote the group's monthly news releases. Following a three-year stint as vice-president, president and past president, I returned to life as a regular member,...(read more)