A June 30, 2016 Globe and Mail article from Canadian Press is entitled: “Government of Canada labels microbeads as ‘toxic substance’”. The opening paragraphs read: The federal government has officially listed microbeads as a toxic substance, giving it the ability to ban the plastic beads used in cleansers. An online notice published Wednesday says the […]
Here’s a question that relates to the writing of Autobiography Stories. I am pleased to share the following June 29, 2016 email interview with Graeme Decarie: Jaan Pill: You have a compelling style of writing. You make great use of short paragraphs – a style that is characteristic of newspaper writing. That’s the preamble to […]
Following travel report is from David Godley of Long Branch. I have included just one photo; I will add more when time permits. David, thank you for including the headings! This makes my work as a blogger much easier, when the headings are already in place. David Godley writes: The Sceptered Isle, Spring Sixteen * […]
Graeme Decarie: Jaan, Can you please send me a copy of my chapter 1? Or tell me how to find it on the MCHS site? The one on my word pad is all messed up. I just had a post from Phillippa (McGowan). She’s Jim McGowan’s eldest child – and she’s my goddaughter – whom […]
According to a recent series of messages at a Long Branch Facebook Group that I belong to, a number of bicycles have been stolen recently in the area. I mention this so that you can ensure that you do what you can to protect your bike from theft. Having a photo of your bike, and […]
Update: A more complete and highly informative overview of the contents of the Feb. 7, 2017 Long Branch Urban Design Guidelines Draft Document is available at the website of Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes. We owe thanks to Councillor Grimes for the role that he and his office have played in the initiation and development […]
Below is Chapter 2 of the draft of Graeme Decarie’s autobiography story. Graeme, as noted at a previous post, encourages MCHS grads to write their own stories. We are posting chapters from his own work in progress, as a way to encourage other people to write their stories. If you have a draft chapter in […]
Click here for previous posts about Robert Lansdale and his father Bob Lansdale > A June 24, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “The CN Tower turns 40 and one man’s obsession is to tell its stories.” The subtitle reads: “The CN Tower isn’t some natural outcropping: Robert Lansdale wants you to know about the […]
Click here to access BBC Estonia country profile > Chapter 3 of my Autobiography Story is concerned with my family’s refuge story – which as it turns out, is a story about how I ended up in Canada and among other things helps to explain my interest in military history. A couple of previous posts […]
In recent years, I’ve spoken to several hundred elementary school students, in schools served by the Peel District School Board and the Toronto District School Board, about the topic of stuttering. So I can picture that one of my autobiography stories will be a blending of those stories – a large number of which I […]