(the first essays ever penned)
Tothineownselfbetrue.ca, my totally non-commercial, personal consciousness blog, is just finishing its eighth year of innumerable quotes, photos, social observations, musings, short ‘essais’, poetry, fiction, reviews, family selections, reminiscences, recommendations, personal favorites, obits, lists, and other writing.
Michel de Montagne’s approach to recording his personal consciousness was the main inspiration in the blog’s beginning (August 2012), and you will find many idea pieces back in the first two years, in particular.
(All personal writing and photos are copyrighted by Richard Davies.)
If you are interested in olde Canadian literature before 2000, I have a separate illustrated, chronological-history blog–likewise, non-commercial–of prominent Canadian writers and books going back to 1850 (http://canlitbooks.ca/canlit-blog/) which features many visuals, dust jackets, and ephemera (letters, cards, etc.) you will not find anywhere elsewhere online. In many cases, these books are rare or scarce copies from my unique Can Lit library.
(the very rare American edition)