Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 21)

 Chapter twenty: The uninhabited property was bad enough…but then… The rustic house…?  The reality of her…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 20)

 Chapter nineteen: Kate drives Aster to Kenneth James’ property, but there’s a groove of trees and chest-high…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 19)

 Chapter eighteen: Fortunately, the Mayne Islander Aster met knew her husband–although by another name–and where he…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 18)

 Chapter seventeen: Aster waits for her husband at the ferry terminal. Finally, a Mayne Islander stops and…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 17)

 Chapter sixteen: Aster envisioned Kenneth James waiting expectantly at the ferry. The ferry docked, and Kenneth James…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 16)

Chapter fifteen: Aster takes her worried self to the ferry and sails to Mayne Island. photo by…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 15)

 Chapter fourteen: Desperate to escape her old life, Aster decides to join her husband on Mayne Island.…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 14)

 Chapter thirteen: Aster is trying to live through the aftermath of her actions but isn’t doing a…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 13)

 Chapter twelve: Aster’s toxic relationship with Devin continued until Aster lost control of her classroom and herself…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 12)

 chapter eleven: Aster’s parent-teacher conference turned into a confrontation between teacher and parent. Who’s responsible for providing…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 11)

 Chapter ten: Unlike Bunny, Aster maintains a well-organized classroom. A classroom in which many students–such as Elizabeth…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 10)

Chapter nine: Arriving early for work, school teacher Aster checks in on the neighbouring classroom. What…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 9)

 Chapter eight: Do you believe that Kenneth James is making unreasonable demands on Aster? Do you think…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 8)

 Chapter seven: Aster’s plan to become pregnant has hit a snag. Is it a small obstacle or…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 7)

 Chapter six: Aster has shared her desire to have a child with her husband–which seems to have…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 6)

 Chapter five: So she did find him. That’s a relief. He was on a bench reading about…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 5)

 Chapter four: Aster has lost her husband on the ferry? Will she ever find him again? Or…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 4)

 Chapter three: It’s obvious that Aster is not pleased that she ended up on a remote…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 3)

Chapter two: Emma, Aster’s sister-in-law, thinks Aster is foolish to live on a remote island. She advises…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 2)

Chapter one: Alone in her home on a remote island, Aster communes with her husband. She…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 1)

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby was inspired by remote island life and by Canadian…

Book Review: Flipping Forward Twisting Backward by Alma Fullerton, illustrated by Sarah Mensinga (MG novel)

 Claire Cardin is dedicated, kind-hearted, empathetic, creative, smart, and a problem solver. She excels at gymnastics…

The Calling (short story) by Leanne Dyck

a downpour becomes magical for one teenage girl when…  Illustrator unknown Before and after school, she…

Blankie by Leanne Dyck (short story)

Blankie is a holiday-themed story about a senior citizen celebrating the season in a retirement home.…

Book Review: Driven: The Secret Lives of Drivers by Marcello Di Cintio, published by Biblioasis (non-fiction)

 In 2018 author Marcello Di Cintio ‘spent a year traveling around Canada’–west to east; south to…