Other Publications By and About this Author

Reul, Barbara. “Bad hair day or chemo? What not to say to a cancer survivor like me.” CBC News, “First Person” column, 24 September 2024. 

• This First Person column focuses on comments I received as a cancer survivor that ranged from helpful to hurtful. It includes multiple (and never used before) pictures and a short video in which I describe my experiences.

Reul, Barbara. “Navigating Medical Leave in Academia: How one professor learned how to prioritize her health over her academic career.” University Affairs, “In My Opinion”, 2 August 2024.

• Opinion piece – ends with this passage: “My hope is that my recollections will inspire others, especially fellow academics, to share their very own stories of transformation and help destigmatize other taboo topics along the way.”

Reul, Barbara. “(Open) Access is the Key: From Perfect Timing (2021) to Right on Time (2023)”.

• Recording: This panel talk presented on 16 May 2024 as part of the University of Regina 2024 Spring OEP Bootcamp. Click here to access all recordings from that event, and then scroll down to 16 May to find the session I was part of; my talk begins at time stamp 28’30”.

Reul, Barbara. “Writing from the Inside Out – From Perfect Timing (2021) to Right on Time (2023).” University of Regina OEP Program Newsletter | Spring 2024: 4-7. 

• Article: This article focuses on why I chose to go with open access over traditional publishing for my two self-referential narratives – and how the universe (?) threw me a medical curveball in July 2022 that caused me to add another, final chapter to Right on Time (spoiler alert!).

Thibeault, James. “Being Open About Cancer: Interview with Barbara Reul, author of the open-licensed memoirs Perfect Timing and Right on Time.” Scholars@Bentley Library Publications (2024).

• Article: This article is based on an in-depth interview conducted in January 2024 by James Thibeault, Senior Librarian for Open Educational Resources at Bentley University, USA, as part of their Scholars@Bentley series.

Reul, Barbara. “‘Miracles are no longer required’ – Life Writing as a Healing Tool,” Intersections 54 (March 2023), article 8.

• Article: This brief article summarizes my health journey as a cancer patient. It ends with an update on what happened after I finished active care in late March 2021, going beyond the time frame of the sequel, Right on Time.

Reul, Barbara. RIGHT ON TIME – Healing from cancer during a pandemic (December 2023). 

• Book: This (much longer) sequel to Perfect Timing chronicles my time of healing and recovery from May 2021 to July 2022.
• In it, I also discuss in more detail the actual writing and OER publishing experience, summarized  and reflected upon first on May 11, 2022 as part of the University of Regina’s OER Spring 2022 boot camp (“It’s all about open access – and impact: From memoir to textbook”). This online presentation was recorded; it can be accessed via an article related to my talk that was published in the University of Regina OER spring 2022 newsletter, pp. 4-5.