Behind Bars
Listen, listen guys — I got to ride in a police car.
Author: Guest Blogger
I am a guest blogger. My authorship and perspective changes.
More than a Dress, More than a Day
For Kaya By Kimberly-Anne Ford On my daughter’s first day of grade seven at Hadley Junior High School, I found a yogurt container, cut a slit in the top and … Continue reading More than a Dress, More than a Day
Community of Choice
by Pearl Pirie People I talk with have been around Wakefield for generations, or decades, and I’m just coming up on a decade of stomping these hills, although technically my … Continue reading Community of Choice
Look what I made, Mom
by Paula Halpin It’s a glorious morning in March. I’m nursing a warm cappuccino as I gaze idly out my dining room window searching for early signs of spring. Nothing … Continue reading Look what I made, Mom
C.A.T. or D.O.G.
I’ve been working on being a D.O.G. for my entire life
Fowl Behaviour
By Paul J. Hetzler My francophone wife is often amused as I commence à apprendre la langue, like the time I said connard when I meant canard. For the monolingual English-speakers out there, canard means duck, … Continue reading Fowl Behaviour
Why I am a Feminist
by Paula Halpin There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind. —Virginia Woolf The first conversation I had with my … Continue reading Why I am a Feminist
Tick Season is Here
Submitted by Paul Hetzler Black flies and skeeters can be annoying, but one tick bite can change your life forever. Deer ticks (ID links provided below) are known to transmit … Continue reading Tick Season is Here
Herons
Written by Paul Hetzler Europeans weren’t entirely inept at naming New World plants and animals. For example, they called a large brown bat species the “big brown bat.” Kudos for … Continue reading Herons
If you want to know a country, read its writers
by Paula Halpin In 1980, on an icy February day, I waddled into the Pape/Danforth public library in Toronto’s Greektown dressed in layers of clothes that added even more bulk … Continue reading If you want to know a country, read its writers
Raving about Ravens
By Paul Hetzler According to legend, a few individuals have kept the Tower of London, as well as the British government, from falling since the mid-1600s. That’s pretty good for … Continue reading Raving about Ravens
Outside In
By Kimberly-Anne Ford Dedication: For Phil, ever inspiring. My winter morning ritual begins with a cup of Bean Fair’s Wakefield Blend, savoured in a plastic chair perched on my deck, … Continue reading Outside In
Wandering Wakefield 