Horror novel sales on the rise

In 1930, the Dobson family fled their farm in Mulmur after months of knocking walls, shaking floors and objects that rose by themselves. The Toronto papers called it “Spook Farm.” Nearly a century later, their story is one of the most talked-aboutbooks in the shop....
The Ghosts I Made

The Ghosts I Made

by Christopher Dodd I’ve never seen a ghost, but I know them well. For the last ten years I’ve been in their company. They’ve hovered constantly at the edge of my awareness, coming out of the shadows, interrupting my thoughts, and watching my every move. I have no one...

An Odious Toad He Is

On the horns of a dilemma’s where we find ourselves just now. Our geographic bed mate’s apt to snore,  Yet complaining wins us nothing as this brute is so low brow.  He’d sooner have us sleeping on the floor. We are dealing with a man of very little...

Abuse threatens access to nature

Editor: There is a stretch of trail south of 30th Sideroad in Mulmur that should be a beautiful place to walk through the woods, appreciate a piece of local history and, for much of the year, enjoy a beautiful waterfall. Instead, what you increasingly see is...

Grow through winter with indoor containers

by Stephanie Brash, Master Gardener  Are you an avid container gardener who starts counting the days to spring sometime around mid-January? Do you find yourself flipping through seed catalogues and greenhouse ads while the snow piles up outside?  If that sounds...