By Ruth Latta. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Aunt Lucy was a large woman who wore dark print winter dresses and thick spectacles. In the summers, she wore cotton print dresses with aprons that did not necessarily match. She taught nine and ten year olds, and in the summer, when her sisters came to visit her, they… Continue reading My Aunt Lucy
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A Moment Can Alter a Person Forever
By Lisa Borkovich. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada You can listen to the author read this story below: The night is still and quiet, except for the background hum of insects. The trees stand like sentinels in the humid summer air. Through their standing presence, the light of the moon on the lake is visible. The lap,… Continue reading A Moment Can Alter a Person Forever
Rather, a Desire
For David By Lennart Lundh. Toronto, Canada You can listen to the author read this poem by clicking the below arrow: And I want you so it’s an obsession. Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox Love, the antepenultimate goalif we weren’t so damned busychasing it as the one thing needed,failing on average often as not. And… Continue reading Rather, a Desire
At One With the Sea
By Marianne Tefft. Toronto, Canada You can hear Marianne read this poem by clicking the arrow below: My father was at one with the seaIn his arms the water was my best friendWhen he carried me into the wavesI body-surfed timelessly lips blueAs if I had fallen through northern iceInto subtropical winter In his youth… Continue reading At One With the Sea