Maggie Meets Anne Frank [Excerpt - MOTHERLANDS]
The unspoken codes of the Canadian school community continued to dominate Maggie’s life over the next few weeks. She particularly liked...
A VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTER
The saying goes, ‘you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family’. Roman and I chose each other. We clicked, but not in...
What sort of country are we?
Julian Burnside asking 'What Sort of Country Are We?' ,Wir sind alle Ausländer. Fast überall' 'We are all foreigners. Almost...
Musings from a Non-Guru’s Butterfly Net
Write hot, edit cold. Write drunk, edit sober — Ernest Hemingway After decades of random scratchings I gave myself permission to become a...
UNDER THE CHEESEMAKER'S SPELL
Montebore, Piemonte, Italy set to evocative music Dazzling sunlight played on our faces as we drove ever upwards, following first this...
IN BED WITH ALEC BALDWIN
Each night I’m happily ensconced in my bed with Alec Baldwin. Let me clarify. I’m in bed with him; he’s not in bed with me. Given the...