Monthly Archives: March 2024

at my daughter’s place in Ellerslie.

Skye celebrating rebirth, renewal, hope, and spring.

that made Jeremy Irons–right–a star. (Here, with Anthony Andrews–left–as Sebastian in his best-ever role)

true love is letting go.”

I will never forget my 17-year-old aunt bringing this album home when she lived with us for a few years before getting married. I got to play the hits from it, “Party Doll” and “Hula Love” (songs on YouTube), which … Continue reading →

as you started to peel it, the molecules began to spread outward and instantly you heard what sounded like a head alerted on a bed upstairs, four feet hitting the floor, and a mad dash down the ten-step stairway, and … Continue reading →

the three of them crammed in, emptying their mail slots. One of the men said to her, “I’d like to take you to lunch tomorrow.” She turned instantly to the second man and said, smiling, “Why don’t you come, too?” … Continue reading →

Donald Trump is defending himself for paying off Stormy Daniels. As Lawrence O’Donnell astutely pointed out, he’s not aware of Jesus Christ ever paying off a porn star.

Good old Paddy of the long-defunct Gage Publishing came to Edmonton in the hot summer of 1978 to sign me and Glen Kirkland to a three book Connections series contract for grade 10-12 general/non-academic streams in Canada. A true gentleman, … Continue reading →