Life

The Pension Illusion: Finding Dignity

When I turned sixty, I sat down in my favourite old chair, the one that’s shaped itself to me over…

2 days ago

Remembrance Day: More Than a Moment of Silence

From Newfoundland's rugged shores to British Columbia's western sea,Across the fields of prairie gold, where autumn breezes blow,Through Quebec's old…

4 days ago

The Fox Who Knew Everything

In a small forest tucked between two hills, there lived a fox named Felix who had discovered something more useful…

6 days ago

Too Young to Know Better

When you are twenty, you are pretty sure you know a lot. At thirty, you discover there are things you…

2 weeks ago

The Last Walk

I remember walking with you that day,No grand occasion, nothing planned,Just another stroll along the way,My hand sometimes resting in…

2 weeks ago

A Man’s Naked Truth

Your naked body is not just skin to me. It is a story of trust, a language that only love…

2 weeks ago

Perfect Is Overrated

We live in a world obsessed with perfection. Perfect bodies, perfect homes, perfect careers, perfect relationships and, thanks to social…

3 weeks ago

A Poem About Quebec’s Maple Magic

Across Quebec, the maple trees stand tall,Their strong limbs reach to greet the sky,While summer breezes whisper softly by,And leafy…

4 weeks ago

The Naked Truth About Forty Years

There are certain things a husband should never surprise his wife with after forty years of marriage. A new hairstyle…

4 weeks ago

The Storm Keeper

For nearly thirty years, Elias Ward had been the keeper of Blackwater Lighthouse, a lonely stone tower standing on a…

1 month ago