You know how when you’re feeling a little proud of yourself, when you’ve faced a challenge and prevailed, and you’re basking in the glow of success? Don’t do it. Don’t bask. Don’t pat yourself on the back for any length of time because if you do, I promise you fate […]
Wendi Stewart – Wendi with an ‘eye’
Wendi lives in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, but the farm on Rainy River in Crozier will always be her home. MEADOWLARK, her debut novel released September 15, is published by NeWest Press of Edmonton. She is the mother of four daughters who did the unforgivable: they grew up. http://wendistewart.writersresidence.com
Can you sing along with “Baby Beluga” and get all the lyrics right? “Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea/Swim so wild and swim so free.” You remember! This song was written and released by Raffi in 1980, and is one of his signature songs that has crossed generations. Though […]
I was listening to CBC Radio during a drive home from Halifax early last week, which was the re-airing of that morning’s “The Current.” On the program was Katrina Spade, founder and director of the Urban Death Project. I found the whole program fascinating and hopeful; an example of real […]
There is a rooster in my front yard and he seems to be calling to chickens everywhere to unite, which he does with a very loud cockle-doodle-doo from under my office window. Now I’m all for freedom of speech, and the debate on the chicken or the egg hasn’t actually […]
Remember the commercial from Christmas past with the “Ooh, I love Turtles,” and a provocative woman with the high-pitched voice and the look of “Gee, I’m really stupid” (don’t get me started)? Well, as yummy as those caramel-pecan-chewy treats are, and I enjoy them as much as the next person, […]
I recently attended a Toastmasters meeting in Halifax—a group of writing enthusiasts, some of whom have been Toastmasters for a good many years. They have formed a new club of Toastmasters, embracing writers and artists and those creatively-minded. I was hesitant to go, anxious even. Public speaking is hardly my […]
Time marches on. We get more and more familiar with this statement as we age, and on some days time marches with heavy boots right across our chest. Landmarks are something that keep us connected to the past—and perhaps those of us who have wandered away need those landmarks even […]
If I played hockey for the Ottawa Senators, I would put in a bid to have the name changed, or at the very least request a trade, in light of the recent scrutiny by the Auditor General into the expenses claimed by those privileged few who sit in the Senate. […]
“While I have you on the phone . . .” I realize this is an incomplete sentence and though my grasp on the intricacies of proper grammar is weak at best, I’m fairly certain beginning a sentence with a preposition is never a good idea. Having said that, this piece […]
It is a given that when we are alone in the safety of our home, we do things that, under normal circumstances, we would not; things we would never do in public. So unless you have been hiding in my hall closet on a regular basis, you may not know […]
Have you been to the hairdresser recently? Does anyone call them that anymore? Are they really dressing my hair; choosing an outfit that is a perfect fit for my hair, with the full range of accessories, including matching handbag? Anyway, that’s not the point of this long-winded diatribe (I am […]
You remember Jack, don’t you? Jack, the guy who traded his cow for the beans. Not just any beans, of course, but magic beans. These beans were going to change his life; put him on the path to a better place. I suppose they did but at considerable risk to […]
