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The JUDGE’S LIST, John Grisham
One can never go wrong reading any John Grisham book. This applies here, no less, and its damned by faint praise. This is an entertaining and engaging read: FULL STOP. Synopsis In The Whistler, Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge … Continue reading
More than 2 dozen Flash Fiction Markets that pay
28 Flash Fiction Markets That Pay By Theresa van Baalen Are you dreaming of writing, but battling to find the time to write? Why not try your hand at something really short? Flash fiction is a genre of fiction that … Continue reading
We celebrate: Canada Award Winners
____Click to learn more about these great Canadian writers: Kathleen GAUER Dennis GAZAREK Peta-Gaye NASH
CANADA DAY commentary by Canadian writers
A number of writers are associated with our website have written their comments about CANADA DAY: Bristow writes a romance story in Roman times, quite unexpected, but very engaging and plausible. An amazingly researched story. Click on an image … Continue reading
FILE EXPLORER: the Win 10 tool you should use
File ExplorerFile Explorer is a Windows 10 application used for File-Folder management. It is available automatically on computers using WIN 10. Why bother to learn or to use File Explorer Name files with meaningful names Rename files that are poorly … Continue reading
WAG author, Peta-Gaye Nash, receives Canada Book Award
Congratulations to childrens’ books author PETA-GAYE NASH for receiving the Canada Book Award for her children’s book, ‘Bushyhead.’ Publisher: Peta-Gaye NashDesigner: Cheryl Antao-XavierIllustrator: Alyah Holmes Bushyhead is the story of a young girl, Miranda May, who is teased at school … Continue reading
Writers promo tip: BOOKMARKERS
Hey writer….here’s a nice little book promotion idea for you… Print a set of bookmarkers for distribution whenever and wherever you are doing book promotions. Consider both sidesRemember you have a FRONT and a BACK to the bookmarker. Take advantage … Continue reading
Councillor’s anti-racism motion passed by Pickering Council
Systemic racism exists in Canada and each of us is responsible for its obliteration. There is no room for racism in Canada in any form, religious, cultural, gender or appearance. Councillor Shaheen Butt is a Muslim who has lived in … Continue reading
Ode to a line
An ode to the line A clothesline was a news forecast, to neighbours passing by,There were no secrets you could keep when clothes were hung to dry.It also was a friendly link, for neighbours always knewIf company had stopped on … Continue reading
JUNETEENTH: What is it? We all need to celebrate it.
Rosie DiManno, Toronto Star columnist, wrote an excellent piece about the celebration. On June 19, 1866, one year after the announcement, freedmen in Texas organized the first of what became the annual celebration of “Jubilee Day”. Early celebrations were used … Continue reading
Senior’s letter to God
There was a man who worked for the Post Office whose job was to process all the mail that had illegible addresses. One day, a letter came addressed in shaky handwriting to God with no actual address. He thought he … Continue reading
The KEEPSAKE, Tess Gerritsen
The Keepsake By Tess Gerritsen If you like page-turning thrillers that hold your attention page after page, you can’t go with any Tess Gerritsen book that has a “New York Bestseller” attached to it. Synopsis New York Times bestselling author … Continue reading