Literary Thunder Bay
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Publishing Thunder Bay's Writers. Send submissions: short fiction, poetry, reviews, creative non-fiction. literary events. I love reading, love writing, love music and love Thunder Bay. I write stories and novels, garden, snowshoe and canoe
Literary Thunder Bay
2y ago
Mr. John Ellis. Creative non fictionBy Joan M. Baril “Is it over?” I asked my father when he walked in the house after work. It wasApril 23, 1953 and I was 18 years old, teaching Grade 2 at Oliver Road School and living at home. “Shh,” my mother whispered to me. “Be quiet. Of course, it’s over. It was on the radio.” My father’s face was grey as he closed the ..read more
Literary Thunder Bay
3y ago
Dear Readers: This is the last post for this blog. Over the past weeks I have worked hard to use the new format mandated by the Google blog people and tried to make it work for a literary blog but no go. I have tried out many many ideas and suggestions but all were complicated, time consuming and close to useless. Google has closed the comments (complaints) about their new format and no longer ..read more
Literary Thunder Bay
3y ago
What are You Reading? I would love to know. Email me at jbaril@tbaytel.net. What am I reading? Here is the usual eclectic list running from mysteries to poetry to a deep dark memoir from a British spy in the Russian Revolution.Books I have enjoyed lately.The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson. In 1940, the relentless Nazi bombing of England killed 45,000 people. Everyone expected the ..read more
Literary Thunder Bay
3y ago
How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham ThammavongsaThe authors named to the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist are:Gil Adamson, for her novel Ridgerunner, published by House of Anansi PressDavid Bergen, for his short story collection Here The Dark, published by BiblioasisShani Mootoo, for her novel Polar Vortex, published by Book*hug PressEmily St. John Mandel, for her novel The Glass Hotel ..read more
Literary Thunder Bay
3y ago
Autumn (photo Marion Agnew)AUTUMN by Li Hai-Ku, Qing DynastyHoar frost is fallingAnd the water of the river runs clear.The moon has not yet risen,But there are many stars.I hear the watch dogs In the near-by village.On the opposite bankAutumn lamps are burning in the windows.I am sick,Sick with all the illnesses there are.I can bear this cold no longer.THE JEWEL STAIRS GRIEVANCE by Li Bai, Tang ..read more
Literary Thunder Bay
3y ago
CANADIAN SHORTS II MAKES ITS DEBUT.NW Ontario publisher encourages authors to defy chaos ..... and deliver excellence in Canadian Shorts II, a Collection of Short Stories.In the midst of a global pandemic, Mischievous Books, owned by author-publisher Brenda Fisk of Atikokan, has gathered compelling stories from across the country for Canadian Shorts II, a collection of short stories from ..read more
Literary Thunder Bay
3y ago
Not Dead YetFor the past month or so I have been working and cursing, unable to post a Word doc on this blog. This is crucial because submissions (poetry, fiction etc) come to me via Word and I paste them into the blog. When I write my own posts, I use Word with its many sophisticated features. I am a bit dyslexic but I can often catch my mistakes by checking my document with the talk feature ..read more