A beloved Canadian institution has suddenly slipped into broadcast history. Canada AM is no more. This televised breakfast news magazine interspersed with lifestyle pieces and human interest stories was as relevant and hip in 2016 as it was the day…
The Video That Did It
It was the video that did it! Plunged my heart into deep sadness. With mounting shock and dread I watched the streamed footage of someone’s home become shrouded in smoke. First the flames, a terrifying white hot monster gouging out…
Weather or Not
I love living in a country with four specific seasons. Having said that, I don’t think we here in Newfoundland actually subscribe to winter, spring, summer, fall in any particular order, if at all. It seems we have more winter…
We All Have Something
I write fiction but my personal tastes as a reader run to human interest stories. I love reading memoirs about personal struggle involving people overcoming physical and mental challenges. If there is an account of someone battling an illness or…
One Year Ago Today
One year ago today I was preparing the marinade for jerk chicken when the phone rang. It was my brother wondering if I’d like to drop by The Home to visit our mother, Marcia Nanayakkara. “She would really like to…
Knowing the Write People
The hardest aspect of starting page one of a new novel is getting to know a whole new set of characters. I sit at my computer monitor, staring at the screen hoping the words will write themselves. Now the problem…
This is my Story – Repost from Faith on the Edge
I’ve had a complex relationship with the concept of faith since I was young starting with the naiveté of youth. I held the blind belief that a prayer opening with “Dear Jesus” would solve the worries of my life –…
Inspector Gadget – Not!
The one positive of being visually impaired is that I have a great excuse to buy every imaginable chef’s tool under the sun. My husband quakes every time he seems me approach an onion with a sharp knife. If he…
Sugar Me This
I read somewhere that there is talk of introducing a sugar tax to generate revenue for the economy. My understanding is that it would work like a tobacco tax. Excuse me? If anyone thinks they can penalize me for buying…
A World of My Own Creation
I admit it. I am completely lost – without my characters that is. For the past few days I’ve been proof reading and copy-editing the manuscript for Dawning of a New Garden before sending it back to my publisher. Even…