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The Chair by the Window
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The Chair by the Window takes its title from the position it is written from: a chair set beside a window, present to what lies outside but conducting its inquiry from inside the room. From that seat, this fourth collection asks what our oldest...
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Outlandish Approaches
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Hannibal Barca, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Ernest Shackleton: three men who dreamed of glory and would stop at nothing to achieve it. Their ambition drove them huge distances through hostile territory. In the end, their reach exceeded their grasp,...
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The Snake
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Sheep River Adventures finds 2 young brothers experiencing all the wonder of Mother Nature on the banks of the Sheep River in Okotoks, Alberta. The boys learn about nature, animals, adventures, and even make a special friend along the way!...
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A Compassionate Path to Healing from Sexual Trauma
A Guide for Indigenous Youth
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Healing from sexual assault or child sexual abuse can feel overwhelming and lonely, especially for Indigenous youth living in communities where support and resources may be difficult to access. In this guide, counsellor and survivor Corrine...
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Just One More Step Walk to Banff 2016
A journey of determination and awareness.
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"My body jerks with an electric shock, pins and needles surge through my hands and feet. I am exhausted. Pressure in my head intensifies with thoughts racing in all directions. Time is frozen. As everything spins around me, I lay in silence,...
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WINS
Canadian Hockey Summareliquary
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A – “history” – of – Canadian hockey -- in the – “original” – information format – of – the newspaper game summary! Hockey “game summaries” have been a feature of North American newspaper sports pages almost since the beginning of organized...
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The Red Bucket
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When ten-year-old Adam gets roped into his older brother Tarek’s latest scheme, he can’t help but think it’s a bad idea. Hockey? What do the sons of a Hungarian mother and Egyptian father know about Canada’s national pastime? What if he...
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13 Months of Sunshine and Other Fables
The Beauty, Magnificence and Occasional Terror of Growing up as a Missionary Kid in Africa
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In 1956, a young Canadian family left behind the comfort and certainty of home to answer a call that would change their lives forever. What began as a mission of service in Egypt and Ethiopia became an extraordinary journey marked by courage,...
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Marsha Goes to Summer Camp
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Marsha Mallow is excited for summer camp, but she’s nervous, too. Will she make friends? What if she has to do things she’s never done before? The first day at camp she meets Graham Cracker and Milky Chocolate. The boys are nice and invite her to...
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The Liberia We Must Build
Moving Beyond Political Propaganda to Facts-Based Development and National Consciousness
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Liberia has changed leaders, governments, and political promises—but why have the lives of ordinary citizens changed so little? In 1966, the landmark study Growth Without Development by Robert W. Clower, George Dalton, Mitchell Harwitz, and A. A....
