[1] Over twenty-five years he produced ten books of both fiction and non-fiction, numerous short-stories and about two hundred stories for many of Canada's leading publications, including The Globe and Mail, Outdoor Canada, Canadian Geographic, Maclean's, Cottage Life, Canadian Business and The Walrus.
[2] His 1997 young adult novel Juliana and the Medicine Fish was made into a feature film in 2015.
In 2019, his first play The Cottage was staged at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's John Hirsch Mainstage.
Also in 2019, MacDonald won the Winnipeg Arts Council "Making a Mark Award.
"[3] MacDonald died on January 30, 2020, after a fall in a home that he was building in Puerto Vallarta.