by Ian | Aug 19, 2020 | Canada
The Boys in Blue* On October 9th, 1995, a rag-tag bunch of boys from the West Island of Montreal took the field at Umea Park in Saskatoon, ready to do battle against the heavily favoured defending champions from Ontario in the final of the boys under-17 national...
by Ian | Sep 1, 2020 | Canada
Red Hill and the Stranded Scow Reckless Rabbit, under the cover of darkness, went tearing through the fields outside the reservation and into Niagara Falls Town some four miles away. He managed to wake Tommy without arousing suspicion and the two of them headed down...
by Ian | Sep 7, 2020 | Canada, Spain
Alphonso Alphonso was born in San Sebastian, Spain. I landed in Madrid and rented a car to go exploring the Basque Country in the north after mapping out a beautiful circuit that took me through Castille Y Leon to the Basque Country and then south through Navarra and...
by Ian | Sep 14, 2020 | Canada
Winston’s Sloop and the Boat Shop at Arbour Bay Before dawn on the morning of his seventh birthday, Winston’s father crept into his room and whispered, “We’re going on an adventure.” Groggy and confused, Winston needed help getting dressed and his father placed a...
by Ian | Oct 15, 2020 | Canada, Denmark
The Hans Island War When I arrived in Copenhagen, I was mortified to learn that Canada and Denmark have been at war for over 40 years. At the heart of the ongoing dispute is Hans Island, the smallest of three islands in the Nares Strait between Canada’s Ellesmere...
by Ian | Jan 15, 2022 | Canada, Canada
Husky Husky stretches his feet in the new morning sun ruffling the covers along the mattress. His eyes, unable to focus from dreariness, stare out into the nothingness of the room. His muscles are soft and the pads of his toes have become tender. Many cycles of the...
