New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “FARMER FOR A DAY”
Actually, it was for only two hours, but it felt like a whole day’s worth of work. Perhaps I should explain.
Two days ago, a...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “A Father’s Soul”
A Senior Moment
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A Senior Moment: “Surfin’ the Obits”
Have you heard the tale about a cranky old man who began each day by scanning the obituaries in his morning newspaper before he...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Stringing Words Together”
Earlier this week, I was given the honour of critiquing a fellow writer’s work. In itself, this was not a new experience; over the...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Goin’ to the Dogs”
Now that sufficient homage has been paid to Valentine’s Day, it is time to celebrate another steadfast bond, that deep relationship between man and...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “The Day the Music Died”
My grade 13 French composition class had just finished and I was at my locker putting on a heavy woolen jacket. It was time...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Educated: A Memoir”
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun arrived in Canada on January 13, the same day I finished reading the best seller, Educated. There is a remarkable symmetry...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “That Sink–ing Feeling”
Christmas gatherings evoke mixed emotions for introverts like me. Along with the rest of Bruce County’s population, I do enjoy celebrating festive occasions with...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – ‘The Empty Cradle’
Even the most skeptical atheist can be moved by the Bible’s manger scene as it is being played out in most church pageants this...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – ‘Me Ski?’
A Senior Moment
Me SKI?
December’s sun makes its welcome rare appearance. Several hours of new snow have quietly floated to earth like millions of white...
