An Ancient Tune (short story) by Leanne Dyck

An Ancient Tune was inspired by

Book Review: I Only Read Murders by Ian Ferguson & Will Ferguson (cozy mystery)

 I Only Read Murder is a

Book Review: Old Babes in the Woods by Margaret Atwood (story collection)

 I love reading Margaret Atwood’s story col

Going South (children’s short story) by Leanne Dyck

 Older Rufous hummingbirds fly south in August.

An Author Reading by Leanne Dyck

Grocery Shopping (short story) by Leanne Dyck

This short story about neighbourliness is set on

Ducks: two years in the oil sands by Kate Beaton (graphic novel, memoir)

 In 2005, like the three hundred ducks stuck in a

Book Review: The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum, published by Philomel Books (YA)

 Isaac Blum’s book The Life and Crimes of H

A Wedding Toast (short story) by Leanne Dyck

Thirty-one years ago (it can’t be that long

Dog or Wolf (fable) by Leanne Dyck

When I learnt that dogs and wolves share 98.8 percent of the same DNA, I thought…

Book Review: The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr, published by Coach House Books

 What Esi Eugen did for jazz and the 1940a in Half Blood Blues Suzette Mayr does…

Expresso (short story) by Leanne Dyck

 Thanks to Deb Foote and Linda Smith for inspiring this story of island hospitality. Expresso The…

Japanese Neighbours Remembered by Leanne Dyck

Mayne Island is a small island off the BC Mainland with a rich culture and history.…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 26)

 Chapter twenty-five: Kathleen tells Aster about what happened to Kenneth James or tries to–Aster refuses to listen.…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 25)

 Chapter twenty-four: Kenneth James slipped away and Aster waits for him to return to her. She waits…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 24)

 Chapter twenty-three: Aster shared her plans for their new house with Kenneth James. Kenneth James had news…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 23)

 Chapter twenty-two: Kenneth James continued their tour of Mayne Island. At Dinner Bay Park, he proudly showed…

Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 22)

 Chapter twenty-one: Kenneth James takes Aster to the light station park. She is impressed with the view…

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.…