Aug 17, 2010 | Essays
Shaking Off Distractions – Letter to Manitoba Co-operator Would you agree – that the best environmentalist is the land owner who knows the value of maintaining a good measure of ‘wild’ on the farm, is part of a supportive family and community and gets enough...
Jul 17, 2010 | Essays
Just hand me the remote Dad, and we’ll start over. – for Geez magazine but wasn’t printed. “What does it matter? We’re screwed no matter what!” “Ouch. Sounds a bit bleak.” “Well I didn’t make this mess.” “Ya, I could point to my parents and they to theirs. Don’t you...
Nov 17, 2009 | Essays
– defenders of a way of life. Written for Small Farmer’s Journal The story is getting out that Michael, a local farmer, left his farm and family to join the Rural Life Defence Force (RLDF). And because the story is public now I expect its OK for me to let you in on...
Mar 17, 2009 | Essays
his lunch tray half eaten set out to one side and Oma’s name removed routinely from the other greets us with roger whittaker’s o come all ye faithful in decibels that defy yet unannounced determined to belong we push into his loneliness setting free a blast of o this...
Nov 17, 2008 | Essays
– for Geez Magazine, Winter 2008 So how do we live lives of honour when the land we inhabit has been stolen? Most moments of most days I can ignore the question. I’ve never pointed a gun forcing anyone to vacate their home. It wasn’t my grandparents who delivered...
