Fence Posts

The Reformation of the Township Dump
Mar 20, 2023 |No longer reminiscent of a Mad Max movie set, the township dump has become something of a pleasant, well-managed place, finds Dan Needles.

Taking the Learning Curve Too Fast
Nov 20, 2022 |Safely navigating the narrow, snow covered hills of Headwaters is no walk in the park, as many long-time residents attest and new arrivals quickly learn.

Suddenly There Came a Tapping
Sep 20, 2022 |I live in a haunted house. It’s been haunted for at least a century by all accounts, that is, by the neighbours’ accounts.

Animal Rights in the Laundry Room
Jun 24, 2022 | | Back IssuesTwo hundred years ago, my ancestors were tossed off the land during the clearances in Scotland and replaced by sheep, who ate less and could be sheared more often.

Like Manna from Heaven
Nov 29, 2021 |There is a lot of waiting around with mushrooms, just like there is in the military or the theatre or government roadwork.

Road Rage Comes to Town
Sep 24, 2021 |For generations the only people in Canada who had a good word to say about Toronto were the ones living there. Now thousands of them have left to live here.

It’s the End of the World … Again
Jun 22, 2021 |As a scribbler I have always walked down the sunny side of the concession roads.

Who You Gonna Call?
Mar 31, 2021 |A country house has a lot of moving parts that can stop moving at any moment.

No Cause for Alarm
Nov 24, 2020 |Given the choice between a Rolex watch and a 1948 Champion root pulper that weighs 500 pounds and needs sharpening, the burglar is more likely to take the watch.

When The Spirit Moves
Sep 18, 2020 |I often tell my writing students that they are unlikely to get better at writing, but it is possible to get better at not writing.

Trying to be More Like Dexter
Jun 25, 2020 |Dexter wants us to believe he keeps us safe from coyotes, but this is a harmless fiction. The truth is he craves news and gossip as much as any of us.