I’ll be at this year’s Niagara-on-the-Lake Book Expo: June 7, 11 am to 4 pm. Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake L0S 1J0 Many, many authors will display their books in the spacious Community Centre. With lots of free parking and tons of literature to browse, you’ll find plenty to please you! And make..
Month: May 2026
Part way through [their] first summer, [Granny] had found herself out rowing on her own. She was a few dozen yards from shore when her oars became tangled in a mat of water lilies. One of Evariste Leduc’s children called over to her. ‘Lady, are you in trouble?’ My grandmother had immediately thrown up her..
I turned my collar up and sat tight. This was the ideal location. So late in the fall, the marshes no longer had their customary appeal for wildlife. Puddle ducks like mallards, blacks, and teal had nearly all departed. The remaining waterfowl were… deeper-water birds. Especially the redheads and bluebills gathered in teeming offshore rafts…
Almost immediately nocturnal insects began approaching without fear. Fireflies were the first to emerge. Not long afterwards, broad-winged moths glided by. They were hard to make out in the shadows, but Granny pulled me towards her to whisper the pleasure they brought. “My father knew every kind where we used to live.” I could tell..
A RICHLY TEXTURED NOVEL OF MEMORY, CHANGE, AND THE PULL OF A CHERISHED PAST (BrightKey PR) R. C. Highcroft invites readers into a deeply reflective and nostalgic journey through the memories of Rob Kingsmere, whose recollections of a long-lost cottage on Georgian Bay unfold into a vivid portrait of youth, family, and transformation. Set against..
I sat down against a tree trunk. The scent of late clover wafted towards me… It was an otherworldly spot. My eyes began to close. Then suddenly, “What are you doing here?” I glanced around but saw no one, “What do you want?” A girl who looked a year or so older than me stood..