On impulse one evening I googled ‘short story contests Canada’. And guess what? The CBC short story contest is under way! The deadline for submissions…
I’ve never been caught out on Lake Superior when the gales of November came early but I think I understand the feeling of resigned doom…
For the first time a graphic novel was included in the Canada Reads 2023 competition; Ducks, Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton….
As I write this, someone I know and care about is going through that particular rite of passage — that institutionalized hell we call Grade…
The first book I ever read cover to cover by myself was The Secret World of Og by Pierre Berton. I was about seven years…
A friend of mine is saying goodbye to their beloved dog this weekend. Anyone who has ever given their heart over to a pet knows…
Being retired is great and all. Really it is. I’m busy, I have my friends, my writing course, my blog… blah blah… I want to…
Two women walk into a busy pub. It is crowded, they walk all about the place until they find a suitable table close to three…
You can all lower your collective eyebrows, I am not dating. Although I have been considering the possibility. I waver somewhere in the no-man’s land…
Sometimes it takes a calamity to slow you down. And other times, all you need is a near-miss. When I was in high school, my…