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neither Emily nor AI have used up all the em dashes
at the gym— that silent disco— or in the grocery line when you forget the yogurt but think of all seventeen ways spiders are like stars & you dilly with nostalgia recalling what you stood for when you were nine or dally with fallacy conjuring […]
Me and Flo: A Poet and an Artist Collaborating Across Centuries
I was introduced to the work of Canadian painter Florence Carlyle in 2019 on my first visit to the Woodstock Art Gallery. I was leaving the main floor exhibit when I came face to face with a panel displaying a photo of a painting of a Victorian woman lounging on […]
A Breath of Hope
For weeks, the landscape has been frozen in winter’s grasp. White, blackish-green, tones of grays and browns, lifeless in colour. Our gardens lie immersed in this mysterious serenity. It has been months since they had any vitality or produced life. But they are not dead. They are quietly resting under […]
Bearing Witness
It was the end of a two-week tour of Morocco: another solo journey since my husband had passed away seven years ago. I was in an excellent mood for most of the trip, as I had learned how to carry that loss. In other words, I’d acquired the ability to […]
Remembering Alzheimer’s
Bev, at age 79, lived independently in her own condo and happily drove her zippy red Kia to meet friends at Tim Hortons for afternoon coffee or to her favourite roadhouse for dinner. Overtime, though, her friends began to notice subtle changes—she seemed more forgetful, grew anxious when her routine […]
How to Write a Blog: Part 1
There’s a daily kitchen conversation between my husband and I that goes something like this: “Tell me what you want for supper tonight?” “I dunno. What do you feel like cooking?” “If I knew that, I wouldn’t be asking what you want.” If you’ve been married—and cooking—as long as I […]
Birdseed and Coffee
Birthed from a thought, a hint more than anything, something vague begins to form. Its character a mystery; its origins unknowable. Whatever it is, a trickle perhaps, it gains incremental momentum. A feeling, a big bang without the explosion, founded in nothingness, it swirls among the clouds of thought, unaware, […]
Death of an Imposter
From the moment I could put words to a page, I have written stories and poems. Being a child of the 60s, many of my earlier tales were dark fables influenced by the Brothers Grimm, or limericks inspired by the prolific Mr. Edward Lear himself. As time passed, I never […]
The Anthology Journey, Part 7: Out of the Woods and Into Your Hands
The books have arrived!! Donna, who is usually conservative and proper about not overusing exclamation marks, allowed the excitement (and relief) to shoot out over the ether to the team. We were ready for launch night. Tuesday, June 3, 2025 arrived and Brenda, along with her sister and husband, arrived […]
The Anthology Journey, Part 6: Book in Hand
“Out of the Woods and into your hands!” became our rallying cheer. Social media was a big part of getting the word out and, during our flurry of posts, the LWS attracted a new member. Not only was she a twice-published author in the self-help genre (one of my favourite […]
The Anthology Journey, Part 5: Finalists and Editing and Publishing—Oh My!
On December 15, 2024 the committee announced the 35 LWS authors whose work was chosen by Emma Donoghue to be included in the anthology Out of the Woods. Emma’s selections were thoughtful and can be summed up in the blurb she provided for the back cover of the book: “Out […]
The Anthology Journey, Part 4: The Portal is Open!
The submissions started rolling in! What a thrill it was to hear that the numbers were increasing each day. With each submission, we knew another brave member had polished their work and made the courageous decision to hit “submit” for a chance to be published in the anthology. I submitted […]
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