Abby Pond is a freewheeling freelance writer, musician and canoeing enthusiast who recently moved to London, UK and is weeping at the lack of hockey coverage.

Okay, enough of the third person. I'm an outgoing and opinionated sports fan. Hockey is my first love, though I do follow the CFL and NBA, the Olympics and other sporting leagues periodically. I have the attention span of a goldfish and...hey look! Bright! Shiny!

My favourite targets are the Toronto Maple Leafs and Saskatchewan Roughriders. I am now getting sucked into the intricacies of european football and international cricket, with new articles soon to come.

For those of you who have been pondering reasons for my absence from BR of late, they are myriad and complex. I am hoping to make a return with regular articles this spring, after I finish revising my novel.

When I'm not writing prose, I write poetry and songs. I often perform as a singer/songwriter, and have done so across the country. I recorded an EP in June 2008 and I'm currently writing material for a full length production.

If I'm not writing, I'm usually playing in the water, on the water, or on the frozen water, knitting, or glued to the Xbox.