"When Devil Fish... is one of the nicest surprises I've ever had. I have zero interest in diving and am terrified of the ocean. But what I do know and love is stories: this book is full of wonderful, wonderful stories that flow expertly from one to the next.

The stories all revolve around different, sometimes hilarious, always dangerous, terrifying encounters underwater. Whether Cal is wrestling an octopus during an octopus wrestling competition (who says there's nothing new under the sun?), diving for portholes, or sorting out two young punks who threw his tarp in the water, he is genuine.

That is the finest compliment I can pay any writer. This is real. This is genuine. I learn best from stories and I learned a lot from When Devil Fish Come Out To Play.

Best of all, Cal is smart without being condescending. He could obviously get into the complexities of diving, oxygen, pressurization, but he tells just enough so you get it without being intimidated."

 "I've been reading your book, and I've really been enjoying it. It reminds me of Jules Verne- entertaining, but at the same time educational."

                     - Debbie Kinstlers, Manager, Chapters/Indigo Books

  "I think your story is fabulous and I was scared spitless by your account"

                     - Teedie Kagume, Powell River Museum

  "I have enjoyed your book, laughed aloud in chapter eighteen"

                     - Antoinette Tryssenaar Villa, Editor