Following another year of study at the University of Alberta, he began a career as a teacher-librarian in Holyrood, Lendrum, Homesteader, Kirkness, and Overlanders Schools.
In 1978, he developed Magpie, a quarterly magazine that showcased student writing and graphics and took on the job of managing editor of the publication for twenty years.
[1] From 1988 to 1996 he was a learning resources consultant for Edmonton Public Schools, working not only with Magpie, but selecting media and assisting libraries throughout the district.
In his spare time Huser reviewed children's and young adult books for the Edmonton Journal, a pursuit that would ultimately span close to twenty years.
His father, Harry Huser, was an artist, but also worked as a logger, carpenter, garage mechanic, and a school bus driver.
Completing two years of study, and having then settled into teaching junior high, he nourished his love for movies by obtaining a part-time job reviewing films for a popular Edmonton magazine, The Edmontonian.
In 2003, Huser wrote the novel Stitches, which in the same year won the Governor General's award presented by Adrienne Clarkson.
Aside from his novels, Huser has made an impact as the founder and developer of Magpie, an Edmonton Public Schools quarterly that showcased writing and graphics by students.