Avis de L’OTTIAQ dans L’Antenne English translation to follow https://ottiaq.org/app/uploads/2026/06/en-memoire-danne-schlenker-.pdf https://mailchi.mp/f63e405a4f90/antenne-25-juin-2026-12849184 À la mémoire de l’une de nos membres 🕊️ L’OTTIAQ a le regret de vous annoncer le décès d’Anne Schlenker (McBryde), traductrice agréée et membre de l’Ordre depuis 27 ans. Nous adressons nos plus sincères condoléances à sa..
The Fox / Le Renard By / Par Anne-Marie Labreque Quebec artist and poet L’artiste et poète québécoise Poem translated by Robert McBryde Le poème original en français suit immédiatement la traduction. The original French poem immediately follows the English translation. Fox: Carnivorous mammal, similar to a wolf but smaller in size..
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in our Hearts When I was in Grade 12 at Oakridge Secondary School in 1968, a friend passed on a cassette featuring all the songs of the musical “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Brel_is_Alive_and_Well_and_Living_in_Paris At that open and vulnerable age, I..
Tartar without the sauce: Dental adventures in Canada and abroad/Le tartre sans la sauce : aventures dentaires au Canada et à l’étranger For Anne/ Pour Anne When I was about five years old, growing up in Georgetown, Ontario, a first visit to the dentist yielded the most perplexing diagnosis: I was afflicted with tyrannical tartar…
Fête nationale française : Vive la Révolution ! Retour sur la prise de notre Bastille en 2023… et aujourd’hui Bastille Day: Vive la Révolution! Looking back on the storming of our Bastille in 2023…and today The English version of this short sketch immediately follows the French Chaque 14 juillet, les Français célèbrent la fête..
Becoming Jean Chrétien 1982-2025/ Devenir Jean Chrétien 1982-2025 La version française de ce récit suit immédiatement la version anglaise. One very early morning of November 1982 in Quebec City, I was awakened by the screams of our eight-month old baby, who called for his parents’ attention every couple of hours with the howls of a..
Facing the abyss in the fall of our lives La version française de cette très courte histoire suit la version anglaise. It was a beautiful fall day in early October, 2023, when Anne and I were still living in Dijon, France. We were heading for Mâcon for a day trip, on a local..
Caribou The Quebec artist and poet Anne-Marie Labreque dedicated this marvelous poem to my wife Anne, who has brain cancer. L’artiste et poète québécoise Anne-Marie Labreque a dédié ce merveilleux poème à mon épouse Anne, atteinte d’un cancer du cerveau. My English translation follows the original French. À Anne McBryde, avec amitié et affection…
Otter/Loutre Anne-Marie Labrecque is a Quebec artist and poet. Here is my English translation of her poem entitled “Otter” followed by the original French. Anne-Marie Labrecque est une artiste et poète québécoise. Voici ma traduction en anglais de son poème intitulé ” Loutre “, suivie de l’original en français. Otter You spin and twirl,..
An interview about my books/ Un entretien à propos de mes livres For April Fools Day Plus d’informations sur la version française à la fin de ce court texte en anglais. The interview was just published by Tellwell Talent Publishing Inc. It concerns my book titled My Time with You Has Been Short but Very..