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Pointy Ears

Or “…Wonderful Folks, Elves, Sir! Wonderful!”* Nowadays, elves seem to come in all sizes. They dwell amongst humans, and only reveal their ears and elven garb in large gatherings where they can pass unnoticed – or conspiciously admired as the case my be....

Attention: Wet Paint

Or Thoughts from the Damp Side I love walking in the rain. It does bring back indelible memories of the paper route boy I was in elementary school –  rain-spotted glasses and jeans clinging to thighs – and the farmer’s kid – wet through in calving...

My Imagined Country

Or Blurring Techniques Explained Firsthand Right off the bat, let me plead guilty to borrowing this title from the wonderful author Isabel Allende. While Canada and Chile have little in common, we voluntary exiles share the contradictory sentiments attached to land of...