Writing samples

As a reporter on several small-town newspapers I rejoiced in the opportunity for creative writing from 1974-1985. Many of my old clippings have been lost for good but here are some from the Nelson Daily News, Parksville Arrowsmith-Star, Cranbrook Townsman and Halifax Daily News.

The three faces of no

Mary is watching television. Husband Charles enters the room and changes the channel.

Bottles on the brain

Picture one of our pioneer Haligonians in an outhouse around the turn of the century.

Young man heads east and likes it

If only British Columbia licence plates sported a more striking color combination I might have finished my trip from Vancouver to Halifax with a bit more ceremony.

Surefire tips on how to MAKE your subject smile

Picture the humble portrait photographer on assignment.

I'll never fly again

Crash victim walks away from death scene

David White, 20, of Calgary, might not have survived the crash of a Pacific Western Airlines jet here Saturday had he not been late for the plane.

Nudist camps no place for boobs

A breast is just like an elbow, says a Halifax man recently enlightened by his experience in a nudist colony. It’s just another part of the body.

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