My Search for Circus Man(Part II)
Written By Donna Costa My search was about to die when I returned to the letter William had penned to his sister in 1890:“I have come to Chicago again to…
When Everything Changed: Serialized Fiction Part 1 of 8
Written By Brad Harness I recall when I was talking with my grandson. His mother had dropped him off at my condo and the boy was eager to do something…
Interesting facts about… The Moon
Written By John Bradley The Moon is Earth’s only permanent natural satellite. It is the fifth largest natural satellite in the Solar System, and the largest among planetary satellites relative…
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’m 67 years old—a stone-cold hard fact I sometimes can’t get my mind around. In a time, not so long ago, I was young. I took my youth…
The Colour Red
Written By Mary Nunn, Strathroy Working Artist, Educator & Mentor Red is a primary colour; its compliment is green, a mixture of the other two primary colours, yellow and blue.…
Haying in the ‘Good Old Days’
Written By John Caverhill Hay cutting started around the last week in June just as the summer holidays began. The term ‘holidays’ was definitely euphemistic because some of the hardest…
Neither Emily nor AI have used up all the em dashes
Written By Krista Carson, The London Writers Society (LWS) At the gym—that silent disco—or in the grocery linewhen you forget the yogurtbut think of all seventeen waysspiders are like stars&…
Diamonds No Longer Rough
Written By John Caverhill Through the mid-1950s many local softball/fastball diamonds were constructed. Being much smaller than hardball diamonds made them much more affordable, especially in rural communities, and graded…
Some Thoughts on Turning Ninety
Written By John Caverhill For the past while, I have been basking in the warmth of birthday greetings from family and friends, and let me tell you, all the money…
Book Review: The Salt Man by Anne Kay
The captivating story of Scottish immigrant Peter McEwan who, in his quest for adventure, made a discovery that shaped the future of Southwestern Ontario Written By The LWS Book Club…
It is I, Not You
Written By John Caverhill It is I, not you, that is writing these columns. So, it is ultimately my responsibility to be sure each article is free of errors. I…
Diamonds in the Rough
Written By John Caverhill “In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” In the case of an old man (me) memories of activities on the…
Me and Flo: A Poet and an Artist Collaborating Across Centuries
Written By Emily De Angelis, The London Writers Society (LWS) I was introduced to the work of Canadian painter Florence Carlyle in 2019 on my first visit to the Woodstock…
Driving Old Casey
Written By John Caverhill It was a late May day in 1948 and I had just turned twelve years old. Dad met me as I got home from school and…
Letters to the Editor: New Sign Erected at Southfield Park
Dear Editor,On April 14th, the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc erected a long overdue sign in Southfield Park solving an ongoing mystery—the park’s actual name. I am grateful for the new sign.A…
The Sower of Seeds:Serialized Fiction Part 6 of 8
Written By Brad Harness Francine was not a big woman and when she collided - let herself collide - with her neighbour Mark, she more or less bounced off of…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about…Artificial Intelligence
Written By John Bradley The term “Artificial Intelligence” was formally introduced in 1956 during the Dartmouth Conference, organized by computer scientist John McCarthy and other pioneers. Researchers believed that machines…
From Chicks to Chickens
Baby chicks grow very quickly, and in a few weeks are developing feathers and becoming increasingly mobile. Newly hatched chicks are fed chick-starter, a specially formulated, finely ground mix of…
The Breath of Hope
Written By Nancy Abra, The London Writers Society (LWS) For weeks, the landscape has been frozen in winter’s grasp. White, blackish-green, tones of grays and browns, lifeless in colour. Our…
The Colony House (Part II)
Written By John Caverhill Adam Bailey and his wife Gertrude, whose farm adjoined ours, had six sons. After the warl, their third son Harold, just out of the army, started…
The Sower of Seeds: Serialized Fiction Part 5 of 8
Written By Brad Harness Reggie had been a good friend for the past decade. He was fun to talk to, thoughtful, and occasionally, helpful. Today was one of those occasions.“Here’s…
Interesting facts about….Bagpipes
In Gaelic, ‘bagpipe’ translates into P’iob mho’r, literally meaning ‘big pipe’.Bagpipes were traditionally made from the skin of a whole animal, most often a sheep. The skin would be turned…
The Colony House
Written By John Caverhill Like most farmers in the era of the general farm, we kept a flock of laying hens which was replaced every fall. Each year in early…
Bearing Witness
Written By Diane Kirby, The London Writers Society (LWS) It was the end of a two-week tour of Morocco: another solo journey since my husband had passed away seven years…
Getting On Board
Written By John Caverhill Some of my most ‘deep-seated’ memories of being a kid at Vanneck Church involved the church pews. They were made of flat pine boards; when the…
‘The Slide’
Written By John Caverhill The south side of Bear Creek’s schoolyard ended with a moderately steep slope about twenty-five feet from top to bottom. A fence ran along the bottom…
Shopping Local Supports Strong, Resilient Communities
Written By Allan Mayhew,Mayor of Southwest Middlesex Across rural communities in Canada, the success of our local economies depends greatly on the support of residents, neighbours, and regional visitors. When…
Remembering Alzheimer’s
Written By Donna Costa, The London Writers Society (LWS) Bev, at age 79, lived independently in her own condo and happily drove her zippy red Kia to meet friends at…
Winter–and Those Country Roads!
Written By John Caverhill I know this sounds like an old man’s rant, but winters today are nothing like they used to be. My Father’s diary recorded much more severe…