In May 2014, two blue whale carcasses washed up on the beaches of Trout River and Rocky Harbour. They were incredibly big, indescribably smelly, and unbelievably rare. These two, in fact, were part of nine that had died in the ice that spring, a real tragedy which made global headlines. There are only 250 estimated in the North Atlantic, perhaps 20,000 worldwide.
Could you tell us a little about yourself? Oh dear. I am from the Goulds (Goulds Rules) and I was born in 1982, I’m told that means I’m neither GenX…
Each morning, Carl pokes his fluffy grey head through the rails of the staircase for a quick scratch before bounding downstairs for an always-exciting breakfast of both wet and dry…
NQonline.ca, the Newfoundland Quarterly’s online alter-ego is seeking creative non-fiction, columns, articles, personal narrative, fiction, and poetry on a number of topics relevant to the 150th anniversary of Canada.