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My father died earlier this year — Our relationship was a mystery

Posted on June 17, 2019

Ottawa resident Roshene Lawson shared this very personal reflection at St. Joseph’s Parish in Sandy Hill on Father’s Day. In it she speaks about the recent death of her father, her complicated…

A review of Benoit Chartier’s The Calumnist Malefesto

Posted on June 17, 2019

Benoit Chartier, the Ottawa area author of the anthology The Calumnist Malefesto, breaks the negative stereotypes often attached to self-publishing, offering readers a skillfully edited collection of engaging and atmospheric prose. Each…

Capital Chamber Choir performs Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles

Posted on June 12, 2019

Ottawa’s Capital Chamber Choir celebrated its tenth anniversary on June 8th, 2019 by performing British composer Joby Talbot’s cappella choral work Path of Miracles at St. Joseph’s Parish in Sandy Hill. What is perhaps…

My struggles have made me humble — A profile of Above Forward

Posted on June 8, 2019

Above Forward is an emerging rapper in Ottawa who writes lyrics based on the real-life difficulties he personally experienced. Rising from the lowest point in his life, we met Above Forward in…

From Detroit, through Victoria to Ottawa — A Profile of Flaco Bassile

Posted on June 6, 2019

Originally from Windsor, Ontario and with life experience in rough-and-tumble Detroit, Dana Flaco Bassile, a rapper and hip hop recording artist in Ottawa known more widely as Flaco, spoke to us about…

Of Mice and Men at the Ottawa Little Theatre

Posted on February 16, 2019

Set against the misery of the Great Depression, the Ottawa Little Theatre brought to life John Steinbeck’s story of how two men who journey together in search of work struggle to overcome…

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Lyrical language, at times haunting, and moments of dry humour weave through the three novellas in this collection. Set in and around Ottawa, these stories examine the peripheries of society. Click on the cover to order through Amazon in paperback or Kindle ebook format.

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