by Helena Smrcek As the days grow shorter, the temperatures colder, and nature tucks itself in for the winter, we crave light, warmth,...

Watching the final broadcast of 2020, the consensus seemed to be that the entire year should be dumped into a giant garbage can and set...

It is Friday evening, and we are having dinner, as any other day, even though today is Good Friday. I think of a Facebook post a friend...

The days seem to pass by with an unusual slowness, as we miss our daily routines. But perhaps this is the time to contemplate why we do...

A few days ago I got a message from a friend. She was overwhelmed with the task of mothering her teenagers, while now having to become their

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Here is a link to a free download of Pitchforks and Pedicures. The reviews are starting to come in! Enjoy the reading. It will surely...

This is a ask for help. Good morning, and thank you for reading my blog. This is an ask for help, as the support of my readers is...

The sparkle of Christmas tucked away; it is time to take stock of life. This may sound a little profound, but isn’t that what every New...

In this world of changing pronouns, anticipated environmental crisis and feared unsustainability, there is still something to be said...

Okay, they are not real dragons, but one look at my flowerbeds, and anyone would understand why I would call them so. This all began with...

A book idea has been brewing in my mind for several years. This spring I finally decided to visit Berlin, the place where the story...

Daisy came to live with us some thirteen years ago. As white hair appeared on her face, I wondered if it may be a good time to start...

I love animals, always had. Since I was five-years-old, my pet hen followed me everywhere, and then, years later, while I was in summer...

March is the worst winter month. My mind says it should be spring and I feel cheated, faced with yet another snow storm. I continually...

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Shari Lapena, a Canadian novelist, living in Toronto, is the internationally bestselling author of The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in...

Reading and interview with one of the new best-selling authors, Alice Feeney, recalling her memories of being a little girl, scribbling...