Tag: canadien writing

  • Winter’s Harvest/Paddler Press

    Winter’s Harvest/Paddler Press

    “Paddler Press is a new poetry and art mag based in Peterborough/Nogojiwanong, Ontario.” – From Paddler Press Home Page It excited me when the editor of Paddler Press tweeted he was expanding the call for Issue Three to include Creative None Fiction. I had a piece I felt would be a great fit and jumped…

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  • Six Word Stories (15)

    The workings of nature are intricate and beautiful. Fierce and unforgiving. Gently yet unrelenting. Stalwart, but still fragile. Every element working together in a mind-boggling harmony. All following rules human are still only beginning to grasp. Yet, we are privileged to watch their mighty witness. Witness to what? To that which holds all things together.…

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  • The Power of Story

    The Power of Story

    Stories change people. Why do we tell stories?

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  • Six Word Stories (14)

    The last few months have forced many of us to become all too familiar with ourselves. We have had time to think and think some more. This can be a good thing for people who have neglected themselves, forgetting how to listen to their own voice. Listening to self is important, but it should never…

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  • One More Time

    One More Time

    She poses, one hand at her waist, one lifted as if to invite a question. One skate blade poised, toe and tip to ice. The other is ready to propel her body into motion. She stands there, frozen, every muscle straining then relaxing, waiting. Then it comes, gentle notes drifting out of her deep and…

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  • Six Word Stories (12)

    An artist can’t help but leave a part of themselves within their work, whatever form it takes. That is the beauty of art. I also believe that of creation, and the laws the universe follows. The Creator leaves his fingerprints within every law, truth, and formation in the universe. Have you ever really noticed the…

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  • Lavender (A Dribble)

    Lavender (A Dribble)

    Lavender crushed between finger and thump. Only one blossom. The scent gentle but true, only for the person holding it.

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  • Six Word Stories (11)

    Red is the color of so many things. Holly berries, rose’s, valentine hearts. Red is also the color of loss. Red is the color of grief. Red can be the color of hope.

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  • Six Word Stories (10)

    I remember going for walks on the beach. In the sun. In the spray. It was on a beach in the Netherlands where he asked. I said yes.

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  • Six Word Stories (7)

    This is my family’s first winter in the south. Our original home is Northwestern, Ontario. This Will be my children’s first green Christmas. The little bits of snow we have had have been a joy for them. It’s like they have never seen the stuff before despite living in it up to our ears for…

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