The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 19: Court-Martialled!

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16. Part 17. Part 18.) …

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My review of Globe Theatre’s Anne of Green Gables…

…is now online at the Regina LeaderPost. An excerpt: One of the challenges for many members of the cast is the classic problem of being adults portraying children, and the one facing the greatest challenge is Toni MacRae, who plays Anne. The show would fail if the audience couldn’t suspend its disbelief enough to accept …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 18: Two Close Calls

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16. Part 17.) The ten …

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I haven’t posted about the Great Saskatchewan Meteorite…

…because I didn’t see it, darn it. I still have vivid memories of seeing a fireball streak cross the skies over Texas when I was about seven. I would have loved to have seen this one. Oh, well. Looks like they’ve found some pieces of it, at least. I’ve never seen a total solar eclipse, …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 17: First Flight and Commissioning

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16.) We were moved to …

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Novels ending badly

I’ve occasionally posted about the annual Bulwer-Lytton contest for the worst beginnings for novels. Now the Washington Post has inverted that and run a contest for the worst possible endings to novels. (Via Scott Edelman.) The winner: As the wail of the nearing sirens shook him awake, Todd rose from the charred remains of Rensfield …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 16: A Touch of Romance

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15.) During one of my trips to …

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I make the news in Meadow Lake!

The Meadow Lake Progress has posted an article about my visit to that community the weekend before last for a library reading. It’s a good article, although I wouldn’t take the quotation marks around what I supposedly said very literally… You can read the whole thing here, but here’s how it starts: Regina-based science fiction …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 15: Trouble in Bath

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14.) While at Bath, I got into trouble through …

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Pre-order Terra Insegura now!

The pre-ordering link is up at Amazon for Terra Insegura, due out May 5–you know, if you just can’t wait: A print-out of a confirmation of your pre-order from Amazon would make a great Christmas gift! Wouldn’t it?

I itch, therefore I scratch

Before you read any further, let me warn you: today’s column may cause itching. It’s got nothing to do with the ink it’s printed with, either, or mysterious radiation from your computer monitor. It’s simply because I’m going to write about the science of itching, and one of the peculiar things about itching is that …

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The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 14: RAF Observer Training

I’m posting the First World War memoirs of my grandfather-in-law, Sampson J. Goodfellow, a few pages at a time… (Note: The images in this post are taken from the notebook Sam kept during his training as an artillery observer in the Royal Air Force.) (Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part …

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