News Bulletin: Author's Book Reading, October 28th,
120 Metcalfe St., Ottawa Public Library auditorium, 7-9pm.

More excerpts

Presence in the sky

"...I slowly looked back skyward to realize the shadow was still closely hanging above us in mid-air. Noticing Leo had become silent, without moving my head, I tried to see what he was doing. Suddenly, as if unable to contain himself, in a panicking voice he asked, "Do you see what I see?!" His words sent shivers through my body and made my hair stand-on end... Running as if our lives depended on it...finding refuge in the shed, we hid and curled in our sleeping bags anxiously awaiting daylight."

A path to Murray

The moment I walked in I had an eerie feeling something was wrong. The curtains were drawn closed, making the room dark. As the television screeched from not being on any channel, an overwhelming smell overpowered me. It took a few seconds for my eyes to adjust when I finally saw his body lying on the floor. "Gee...! Murray...!"

Eight Days in August, 2008

"Because August 8th, two-thousand-and-eight was declared a world-wide day off for reflection, communities everywhere organized special events. Everyone took notice as to the direction our Global Village was heading in and engaged in positive changes..."

Singing along

Having disappointingly forgotten my favourite tapes at home, I was inspired to perform my own concert. Mid-way into my rendition, for some unknown reason I reached to turn-on the radio. Simultaneously, and to my astonishment, the exact same words I was singing were in concert with Rod Stewart! A few minutes later, I was doing my best interpretation of Phil Collins, when I was compelled to turn-on the radio a second time....I instantly felt a tremor through my body. Here I was again, singing exactly in unison, a song that was presently playing! I'll be honest in saying, at this point I felt a little spooked...