memoir
My New Moccasins
“Here they are Stevie. Grandmère made them for you.” I looked at the light brown leather moccasins, at the rawhide ...
Lonely
Only the Lonely Know the Way I Feel, Roy Orbison song 1961 It is the mid 1960s in rural Manitoba. ...
Mistaken Identity
This memoir is set in Vancouver in the 1980s. One night I was supposed to be sleeping over at Judy ...
Tripping to the Lake
Little boy She’s from the street Before you start You’re already beat See the way she walks Hear the way ...
Adopted Grammas
I am not a parent but I am a grandparent. I never thought I would be called Gramma Bridget until ...
It’s the Best Day of the Year
No, by Golly, it’s not a Holly Jolly Christmas. It’s the day after Christmas, glorious December 26, known in Canada ...
Celebration (Or…) – 2025
There are so many ways of appreciating and celebrating the good and the beautiful, be it personal joyful events in ...
k. d. and Me
She lifted me off of my seat when she sashayed into the bar. How could she not! She did that ...
Cats Rule
There’s an expression to describe a small space – There’s hardly room to swing a cat. I detest the image, ...
Family Secrets
I could hear my grandmother packing my things, readying for my departure. “I’ve packed all your things. When you’ve finished ...
