Jan 17, 2016 | Essays
how often we have passed you by so sure of the road ahead only to have you wake us to have us move along the first arrived in twenty four with family, muscle and word the next were keen to mark the world they turned to face the wind reckless thus we set our course...
Mar 17, 2015 | Essays
due to the enormity of the task and the elusiveness of its beginning our denial can be excused for how are we to nurture even one to be a farmer when so many are leaving behind their once great and all-consuming calling it is a spiritual thing that sparks in a farmer...
Jan 17, 2013 | Essays
– for Manitoba Gardener. We had seen plenty of evidence during the day to suggest there were wolves in the area. Just after moonrise we left the warming shack behind and crunched our way back along the trail as quietly as we could. Eight grade eleven students, their...
Nov 17, 2012 | Essays
Written for Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café CBC Radio program. Dear Stewart. Our kids are going their own ways these days, but wherever we are, we all know that when we tune in to the Vinyl Café we’ll be listening together – like we have nearly every Sunday for the past...
Aug 17, 2010 | Essays
Shaking Off Distractions – Letter to Manitoba Co-operator Would you agree – that the best environmentalist is the land owner who knows the value of maintaining a good measure of ‘wild’ on the farm, is part of a supportive family and community and gets enough...
Jul 17, 2010 | Essays
Just hand me the remote Dad, and we’ll start over. – for Geez magazine but wasn’t printed. “What does it matter? We’re screwed no matter what!” “Ouch. Sounds a bit bleak.” “Well I didn’t make this mess.” “Ya, I could point to my parents and they to theirs. Don’t you...
