As Keith sat in the den looking through two open doors into the sun room, a smile flickered across…
Life-wise
Clinging to a vital memory
Some months ago I told you about Anna’s struggle with short-term memory. The doctors simply…
Death by acceleration, alcohol and apathy
Almost every time I watch the evening news, I see pictures of smashed cars, burned out …
When danger stalked a frozen land
When I was a kid on the prairie farm, adventure arrived on the ice-clad wings of every winter…
Life is great when my computer works
When my computer works, I get email letters from around the world, often exchanging messages within…
Where truth and fiction meet
I’ve done a lot of thinking about the concept of truth in fiction. After publishing When…
I should be dead, maimed, or in jail
Now that I’ve got this far I wonder how I made it. What do I mean by “this far?”…
Human images in the animal kingdom
During my growing-up years in the country, I developed an appreciation for the wild animals and…
Gone missing
“Harry has disappeared,” mother said. The hesitation in her voice and tiny quiver in…
Thing one, thing two
Various things tick me off. I usually recover quickly and never get around to writing about them.…
The eye of the soul
I sat at my computer, my fingers fluttering aimlessly above the keys, with my brain frozen and…
A flawed proposal
I must confess that the proposed change in the way Ontario elects members for the provincial…
Looking to escape winter?
The nasty weather of last week made me dream again of travel to one of the warm and beautiful…
What owns you?
Over the years, I have owned over 20 vehicles made by a variety of manufacturers from four…
Taking the sting out of nasty words
“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” My mother often…