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I stayed in the have not province
BY Monica Walsh
I am a person who works in the arts and I decided to stay in my home province of Newfoundland and Labrador rather than move to the mainland for better…
Morgan’s novel debut: doodles, footnotes, & aspirational poetry
Can you tell us a little about yourself? Working backwards. My first novel comes out on the feast day of St Isidore the Farmer (May 15), apocalypse notwithstanding: it’s called Dirty…
Nights acapella: giving voice to our songs
BY Monica Walsh
On the last Thursday of every month, a wonderful time is had at The Crow’s Nest Officer’s Club in downtown St John’s. It is home to the St John’s Song…
The Grammarians War
If I understand this correctly, The Grammarians War was a 16th-century, Tudor-era conflict (1519-1521) between rival methods of teaching Latin. The opposing sides were led, respectively, by schoolmasters William Horman (of…
Q and A with Sonja Boon
1. How do you define life writing? What a great question! As someone who researches in the area of life writing, I understand it from two perspectives. First of all,…
Q and A with Kansala
Can you tell us a little about yourself? I’m originally from Northern Ontario and spent a good deal of time with my Nana Bea, (who was French Canadian). My dad…
Tuning in to Spring Theme
“During the past few weeks on Open Line, we have discussed the hellholes in the Middle East, victims of sexual abuse, teenage abortions, the inadequacies of the justice system, a…