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Coincidence, coincidence
I got a phone call this morning from a stranger. She introduced herself as Ina. She had just finished reading The Medal, a Christmas gift from her grand-daughter. She told me how much she enjoyed the book, and asked me a question about the acknowledgments. She had...
Where fact meets fiction…
Canadian political assassination, a flamboyant Prime Minister, controversy and responsibility in government. Last night had them all. Gordon Henderson, Roy MacSkimming, and members of the SALON Acting Company presented a night of historical fiction at the Kingston...
Lost Interviews
In 2012 and 2013 my dear friends Jo and John died. They were 94 and 98 respectively. A few years earlier, I had interviewed them about their lives. The recordings were intended to be used as part of a project that would feature Cheryl-Ann Webster's artistic...
Surprise!
Sgt James Locke got quite a surprise this morning when he walked into the conference room of his Ontario Provincial Police detachment. Not only were his colleagues there, but his wife and daughters had also come to see him feted. The surprise gathering was organized...
Book Launch – November 22, 2014
Yesterday's Book Launch of my debut novel, The Medal, was fabulous! We expected 40-50 people. Seventy showed up. I was thrilled that so many came to help me celebrate. Thank you all. After half an hour of chatting and enjoying the refreshments, I spoke about my book....
The books have arrived!!
I was sitting on the sun porch talking on the phone to my sister when there was a knock at the door. A Purolator man informed me he had twelve boxes for me. I must have looked surprised. "Didn't you know about it?" he asked. Then I started to grin. My novels had...
Joseph Vankoughnett didn’t like being wiped out of the family history
Remember the Mitchell gravestone? The one where the parents tried to obliterate the name of their late daughter's husband? Well, there's more to the story. Apparently Joseph Vankoughnett didn't take kindly to being wiped out of the family history. He took it upon...
Stories from the cemetery
There's an old church and cemetery around the corner up the road. On our way back from our walk a few days ago, John and I wandered around the gravestones - some dating back to the mid 1800's - some as recent as a three weeks ago. I found the headstone of a neighbour...