No Substitute
‘Tis the season of sunflowers in Wakefield
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No Substitute
‘Tis the season of sunflowers in Wakefield
Over the Seawall
A novel : First installment It was perfect. As she held the doll close, cooed, and rocked it, she was unaware of the expression on the craftsman’s face. He was … Continue reading Over the Seawall
En route..
The Annapolis Valley and on to Cape Breton…
This land…
The Saint Lawrence “Nova Scotia is a box bass and a fiddle and German sourdough and scotch eggs. And the air, all heavy and bracing and wet. When you’re driving, … Continue reading This land…
mountains
I work on the sixth floor of an old building, and as I meander up the metallic staircase, I often pretend that I am breathlessly lumbering up a mountain
The Tourist
She was fearless when she swam. The ocean warm and calm, she stroked rhythmically out past the pale blue, past the aqua and then into the deep, dark, navy. There … Continue reading The Tourist
Considering the Lilies
Everywhere I walked there were day lilies. Huge clumps of them. Each flower so perfect, blooming just for that one day
The Heart Will Go On
Everybody’s got to be happy. Everyone should sing
For we know the joy of life, the peace that love can bring.
The Hitchhiker
By John Urban You know, some days, I get down. Probably from too much of nothing.The greater power then might just arrange for me to see how well off I … Continue reading The Hitchhiker
Five Dollars
The place had an air of vibrancy and hope, and the crowds of people gathered there were smiling gleefully, and greeting each other joyfully, as if they hadn’t seen each other in a very long time.
Slideshow -guest blogger Chris Maclean
“Memory presents a slideshow of single frames, strewn randomly across the floorboards of my lifetime”
To Have And To Hold
What does one wear to a wedding that one won’t be attending?
