In conjunction with Capital Pride 2023, I am proud to share my family’s story.
George Carlin once joked about working in an office. Acting the part of a company employee,...
in my dream
a fragrant cargo ship
filled with orchids, carnations, lilies and roses
docks at the harbour of my town
a family,
with a famous Spanish name
sailing with the flowers
quietly disembarks
they travel deeply...
by John Edwards
On March 31st, I sat in the full Almonte United Church, one of many present to celebrate the life and mark the passing of Margaret Duncan/Brunton in...
Anitha Pritchard writes:
I live in a Neilcorp subdivision on Finner Court that has small backyards. My 71-year-old neighbour has turned her backyard into an...
A short story highlighting the importance of inclusion and diversity through the eyes of a dog pack
By Darren McManus, Grade 7, Almonte District High...
by Catherine Cameron
Preamble
The Latin term, in loco parentis, appears in the Criminal Code and the Education Act of Ontario. Under this clause, a teacher...
A story mailed to my 11-year-old granddaughter in Wakefield Quebec during Covid-19 isolation
by Jenny Doyle
When I turned three years old I got a brand...
by Edith Cody-Rice
Editors note
In an effort to encourage readers to share their stories of their vacations or indeed their other personal stories, the...
by Edith Cody-Rice
Several hundred hot, dusty, ochre tinted kilometers west of Peter Mayle's Provence lies the heart of the Languedoc, an old province of...
Karen Hirst
It goes without saying that there isn't one cookie cutter pattern that defines what constitutes a family nor can it be categorically stated...