For Andrea Robin Skinner Our family has not been left untouched by domestic violence. My wife comes from a community shattered by alcoholism and by the entire gamut of abuse, stemming in large part from war and cultural implosion. She has worked with a vast array of victims of domestic violence, sexual..
Bug-Itis got a-hold on me …or don’t let the bedbugs bite About 400 years ago, when I was a student at Oakridge Secondary School in London Ontario, one of the major events of the institution’s social calendar was a yearly dance featuring a group called the Mandala, commonly referred to, for some unknown reason, as..
My American Cousins, July 4, 1963, St. Albans Street on the corner of Church Street, Enosburg Falls, Vermont For Tammy MacBryde Farr Folding chairs and outdoor dining tables festooned with colorful paper table cloths were positioned at regular intervals across the vast corner yard of our cousin Robina MacBryde Randall’s Vermont home, like a series..
New Canadian Class 1968 On August 21,1968, my wife Anne’s country was invaded by the Soviet Union. The invasion of Czechoslovakia took place the day before Anne’s 10th birthday. The Soviet Union was intent on putting an end to what is known as the Prague Spring, a period of reform in Czechoslovakia that challenged the..
This Sassy cat Foreshadowing clawbacks to come, This Sassy cat has duly shredded Our son’s ergonomic, work-from-home, swivel servant’s chair From which she reigns triumphant; firmly ensconced; No negotiations; no debate; Trespassers will have to circumnavigate This determined, preternatural avatar Whose steady, ferocious gaze illustrates That she will brook no intruders. Your friend, Robert https://robertmcbrydeauthor.com/..
Willy Loman : I don’t want a change! I want Swiss cheese! Why am I always being contradicted? – Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman For Daniel MacDonald, the finest Willy Loman ever For his birthday, June 27, 2024 Getting old is no piece of cake Getting old is no piece of cake; The feast..
I’m a social media moron I’m a social media moron; A Neanderthal without a clue; For months, I’ve been tagging all sorts of people, Without really knowing what it is that I do. Being tagged was truly annoying, My posts appeared on their personal page. I had no idea what was brewing. Please attribute this..
Moses de Boswell…learning to curse and swear the Québécois way for Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day – Quebec’s national holiday Having been raised in a repressive Protestant community, I have always loved to curse and swear. (As small child, I was led to believe that I would roast in hell for eternity as punishment for this proclivity.) ..
Deaf as a post For years I have been in denial about my hearing impairment, blaming it on wax build-up and congestion, while secretly recognizing that my experience of a typical soundscape is akin to that of a skin diver trapped in a massive reverberating fishbowl, especially in venues such as bars or restaurants where..
I can’t get no…family doctor Being new to Ontario, my wife and I assiduously followed the Ontario Health Insurance Plan instructions and put our names on a waiting list for a family doctor. We learned that there are about 250,000 supplicants without a personal physician in our city alone. By the time we’re allocated..