Nothing gets the travel bug jittering more than a fresh spring breeze radiating with a hint of summer around the edges. And it was just that kind of morning when we headed out of town on the Canadian long weekend. While it is meant to officially celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday, not… Read full post »

Awww, the awesome story open call has been recalled. Just when I was ready to open the lid of my awe-some stories box. For me it's a place where you can stuff all the personal historical remnants and records. You… Read full post »

With crocuses pushing their bright faces above the earth, it seems the perfect time to write about Easter. 

My Easter stories may differ slightly from yours. They don’t involve messiahs, passion plays, hot cross buns or colourfu… Read full post »

"Until the philosophy which hold one race 
Superior and another inferior
Is finally/… Read full post »

I should have known better. You see, I deliberately left my black leather jacket at home. Since I was travelling with my daughter I chose to look more respectable. Truth is, the jacket is pretty classy though whenever I wore it, someone inevitably felt free with the, "Where's the Harley?&rd… Read full post »

Well, I’ve really blown the momentum of my reportage on the second part of our Women Who Rock visit. Life intercedes as it usually does. 

Solar flares, computer troubles, pending deadlines and a wallop of impending Mercury retrograde messing with transportatio… Read full post »

While folks south of the border celebrate President’s Day, here in Ontario, Canada we are relishing in a fairly new provincial holiday called Family Day. Some feel the premier of this province instituted it for votes and they may be right. Regardless, the outcome works for me.

To… Read full post »

THE PLAYING FOR CHANGE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING THE WORLD THROUGH MUSIC BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO MUSICIANS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD - Playing For Change, Mission Statement

Many are familiar with the Playing For Change project started a decade ago when a sm… Read full post »

Hereafter, Charlene referred to, as I.

My friend Dana and I sat in the backseat of the Rambler as we drove along the winding shoreline of Lake Erie. I was wondering if she felt as stoned as I did. Unless you knew her really well, she was quite shy. Dana and I… Read full post »

Well, I guess my karma is coming back to bite me on the ass.

These dark winter night… Read full post »

While I’m not prone to complaining, I know there is market for it, but I’m not really here to market myself, so I guess I’m here to complain. Measured against much of the world, I really don’t have much to complain about, but lately, as friend Bob says, I got a “res… Read full post »

while bowls of shrimp cocktail
were devoured under chandeliers at midnight 
i uncovered scribbled words on foolscap
unravelling worn love poems
lik… Read full post »

Asleep I heard
but then awake
a quiet voice
began to quake

A hum, a buzz
a murmur rapped
plucked the strings
this sound perhaps

Stirring here and
where you are
it seemed to echo
near and far

The chill outside
where flesh will freeze
but stay… Read full post »

Sheep Dog's recent post suggested to put OS in the title if you want success. My last post - which was really no post at all… Read full post »

In considering the current recession, I found myself wandering around in the recesses of my mind thinking about the last one.

I graduated from university at the height of the 1980’s recession. Instead of lying in bed at night counting sheep, I was overwhelmed with visions of… Read full post »

I've got a couple of posts on the drawing board right now; nothing cleaned up enough to hit publish.

Sure, I like when the sun shines down warming… Read full post »