At the tender age of 50, I have decided to return to the academic world and become a student once more. My future IS a reality. I no longer say, “Will be”, I say, “Is”. This... 

I have a penchant for spirals. I’ve always felt that the concept, the shape holds some sort of axiomatic position in understanding various physical and metaphysical dynamics of our... 

A friend and I recently attended the Abbotsford Air Show. This year’s show was a celebration of one hundred years of aviation in Canada. We were both awestruck to witness the powerful... 

Summer’s days past, Grey days and rain have Crept Unobtrusively in.   The sun, A ghost of who he once was, Retreats, And gathers close his warmth, No longer nourishing The green... 

  Kneeling in a garden bed, Watching, listening, growing, Waiting with breath.   Your attention feeds me, Weeding, watering,  tending me.   I present you With the beauty  of my... 

In two previous articles, readers have learned that the basic rule of cryptic crossword solving is that each clue has two parts: some wordplay and a definition (not always in the same...