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On one warm day this fall I took chainsaw and maul Out to tackle my firewood pile, To lay by winter fuel For the season of yule And beyond, for a warm domicile. When I levered a log And I gave it [...]

Six victims of monogamy, Escaped to Lake Temagami. The purpose of this expedition? Relaxation, drinkin’, fishin’. Yet two could not just cut and run. Each took in tow a teenage son. Each year [...]

I call him “Little Big Mouth” for he’s not the size of tuppence, Yet he’ll tackle Turks of Titans giving either their comeuppance. This behaviour’s apt to manifest when “Mouth” is feeling frisky, [...]

There’s a family tale of my Great Aunt Pearl. Everything in its place was her dictum. She’d lived by these words since her days as a girl. Till this credo claimed her as its victim. For she [...]

Home is the hunter. Home from the hill. It’s stymied my stalking endeavour. To track down this prey will take all of my skill. It’s a beast so elusive and clever. It’s said to inhabit the hills [...]

The other day “The Donald” sought a NATO chiefs consensus  To increase their countries’ budgets per their spending on defenses He claimed he’d scored a victory, securing their agreement To two [...]

Consider for a minute that most arcane bird, the owl. Is it not the epitome of predatory fowl? One winter eve while heading home around 6 p.m. or so, Along a country sideroad that was drifted in [...]

A buddy from the city tells a most amusing story, About his quest to buy some firewood. He’d hunted hill and dale. A seasoned hardwood was his quarry. For enthalpy this has the higher good. He [...]

I watched The Hip the other night. I saw old Gordie give it. He poured his life out on that stage. I saw him ache to live it. I saw the effort on his face Delivering each lyric. He rose above the [...]