Turbulence
She unscrewed the cap on her Coke and it “fff’ed” as air escaped.Inflight turbulence, she reckoned. The captain had warned them at takeoff. People were unusually silent; each, no doubt, finding their own way to...
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‘Forward, onward, says the wind.’
For our children: Tashina, Alysia, Aprile and JoshuaMy eyes are closed, but I can feel the gentle wind blow my hair lightly into my face.Forward, onward, it says.The fragrance of moist earth, decaying leaves and living things,...
Read MoreUnspoken universal language
I released the cold brass doorknob and walked up a half-step into an invisible wall of ammonia, iodine, freezer-burned meat and brown-sauce stench so thick and acrid that my nose burned.The floor was shiny – impeccable – the...
Read MoreThe Dempster adventure
In 2002, I embarked, with the love of my life, on a Yukon adventure I never experienced in the 29 years I lived here.Here, I confess, we were sort of living together without a “shack-up permit.” Wonder what happened...
Read MoreUnderstanding the value of a road
How many memories are created by a simple family vacation …Depending on how you look in the rear-view mirror, the road behind can seem rocky – one of bad luck and poor decisions – or like a yellow-brick road of which each...
Read MoreSuffer a new day
What an eccentric thing is the skyWhen at close of day it dances colours for my eyes.What beauty folds itself in swaddling cloudsAnd wraps horizon in misted shrouds.Where stars turn course, and gaily gleam,Night creeps forth its...
Read MoreWhere Will the Ravens All Gather?
Where will the ravens all gathernow that the tree tops are gone?Where will they hatch their nefarious schemesand plot from midnight to dawn???Where will they watch for the dog food bowlsthat are left to feed pooches outside?How...
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