There are always the memories of doing stupid things when one is young. We all have such memories. For example, I remember going as a youth delegate to the Federal Liberal Leadership convention in Calgary Alberta in 1990. Yes, on that ticket I supported Tom Wappel then Member of Parliament, representing the Scarborough West constituency. [...]
In this day and age the vast majority of the Western world uses the internet on a daily basis. We all do it. We keep in touch with one another electronically. There was a time when we used to physically visit each other, sit down face to face over a cup of tea or coffee, [...]
I didn’t have to go far to find a story to tell. At the corner where the Empress Hotel once burned to the ground, I saw a crowd gather. Everyone had a blackberry, or electrical, handheld device, all aimed at the strange, natural phenomenon that had manifested before their very eyes. A large amount of [...]
I look with amazement at the news of drought conditions in Britain. A vast desert spreading before me with sand piling up against the Houses of Parliament. The Thames run dry, people with buckets scraping at muddy holes to survive until the World food programme drops sacks of food from Hercules planes. Lorries piled high [...]
There is a not so secret brotherhood of writers called INDIES. We are a strange group of people with at least one thing in common; we love to write. There are those of us who gather together on various social sites and discuss, promote, and offer help to others. As with any social gathering you [...]
Back in 1997, I met then North York Mayor Mel Lastman by chance in Scarborough, Ontario. Apparently, I had walked into the Scarborough Civic Center and stumbled upon a media photo op. At that time, Lastman was facing then Toronto Mayor Barbara Hall for the new amalgamated city of Toronto, municipal elections. “Mr. Lastman,” I said, [...]
The traditional coffeehouse is never to be confused with the recent proliferation of corporate-owned and operated cookie-cutter chain coffee shop/cafes brought to us by Starbucks and others. If you think a Starbucks is a “coffeehouse,” try dressing down, taking your guitar and smokes with you into one, sit down and light up and start to [...]
The summers of 1975-77 will be remembered by myself and older fans of the willow (cricket) as the days when a bespectacled 34 year old Northamptonshire batsman stood tall against what was probably the best bowling attacks in the world of cricket since the days of Wes Hall, Charlie Griffiths, Ray Lindwall & Kieth Miller. [...]
A few days ago, I was chatting to a dear friend of mine who lives on the opposite side of the world from myself. During our discussion he mentioned that he was looking for another job. When I asked why, he said his current employer was not paying him enough. I wished him luck in [...]
Hello, some people have wondered why I chose to write fiction about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The easy answer is that I live here. I moved here nearly 18 years ago and never found reason to leave. Oh yes, there are things I love and things I dislike about the place – but you [...]
