[This was originally a writing sample for a guy’s mag.]
Dads, dudes, ’n’ dorks, I’ve met ’em all. So I’d like to share with you a few pearls of my hard-won wisdom.
Author: Ellie
Friday Follies #2 – 4 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
Once again, I, self-appointed Grammar Cop, call out the media for this week’s goofs. As usual they were not hard to find (the goofs, not the media)!
First Kiss
A bit long – but I promise it’s worth it! 😉
11 Happy Montreal Memories From the 1950s… and 7 Unhappy Ones
A little trip down Memory Lane… both good and bad.
11 Happy Montreal Memories From the 1950s
Friday Follies – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
In which I, self-appointed Grammar Cop, call out the national media for yesterday’s goofs.
Good For the Soul
A whimsical look at a modern – yet timeless – confessional.
School Daze 1950
Ever since I’d taught my next-door neighbour to read – we were both four years old – I was obsessed with the idea of going to school. If my big brother could go, why couldn’t I?
Driving Me Crazy
A tale of anxiety run rampant: such was my lot about 40 years ago; luckily, as this fictionalized account implies, it eventually ran its course entirely. (Okay, almost entirely. I still prefer to avoid scarily high bridges.)
The Beginning of the End of the Beginning…
Thoughts on looking too closely in the mirror.
Bubby’s Carpet
In which – yet again – I get close to my “inner child.” I just can’t seem to leave her alone. Maybe she’s not ready to be left. 😉
