"These are my co-ordinates: 43°28’1.19”S 170°11’29.5”E. I stand at the landing zone atop the rough ice field of the Franz Josef Glacier, on the west coast of the... read more
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Guest Post by Liisa Kovala I always knew my father had a story to tell. I’d heard snippets of it around the dinner table as I was growing... read more
Tilya Gallay Helfield launched her story collection, Metaphors for Love, last night at Holy Blossom Cultural Centre's new Salon Series. She was a participant in several of my workshops... read more
Eric Gainer, a former student in my online writing course Memories into Story I, recently published a moving memoir about his relationship with his father in the Globe and Mail's... read more
Winners of the Story Starters writing contest were announced at the close of this year's Ontario Writers' Conference. Congratulations to (more…)
The small white truck was parked on the sidewalk of a busy Toronto street. Two wooden bushel baskets of fresh greens sat beside it. An elderly gentleman appeared to be... read more