Pollution Probe: A Golden Anniversary
We organize funerals for our dead. What should we do for a dead body of water?…
Of Decency & Friendship: Ken Ogilvie
It’s October 2009 and I’m boarding an Air Canada flight out of Pearson…
JF Garrard - A Spark Of Madness That Is Anything But Generic
I’m on the phone. I’ve gone quiet. Listening intently, I’m not sure what to…
Lee Parpart - A Writer Has Emerged
For ten years after the Tet Offensive spit our father into a locked ward at…
The Women Who Revitalized Canadian Authors-Toronto
I joined the Canadian Authors Association (CAA) in 2011 to meet other writers…
Gordon Shadrach: Portrait of the Artist as a Leader
New Orleans, July 9th, early evening, and we’re walking through the French…
Peace and Blessings — The Bill Duke Way
Bill Duke Whenever Bill Duke sends me a text he concludes with either…
Profiles from the Bright Side of the Road
A painting in my study by Toronto artist Gordon Shadrach. The cap hanging…