Thanksgiving is a time when North Americans stop and thank God for their blessings. In our family, one of the prayers we say, at any time of the year, is:…
Thanks to the Earth
Fiction and the Republican Party
I’ve just finished reading, John O’Hara’s Ten North Frederick, the national book award winner (USA) for 1956. In it, the character, Joe Chapin, wants to run for president in the…
Escape Artist
The book launch for Escape, an anthology, published by a new group, Peregrin Publishing. took place at the Maritime Heritage Centre in Campbell River, on Nov. 10. We had a…
A Tale of Two Countries
With election fever running high with our southern neighbors, I’m reflecting on how we are different, how we are the same. What happens with the American vote for president affects…