Canadian Stories, A Folk Magazine Written By or About Canadians

COVER STORY
Professor Bill Pelletier by Ed Janzen		1
Hippies on Malibu Beach by Deborah Eker		2
STORIES
First Day Behind the Curtain by Robert English		3
The Fields of Yesterday by Lorna Wilson		4
It Happened, So It Must Be True by Maricel Canizares		5
Mad Horse by Lawrence Gerbeau		6
The Miracle Workers by Marcel Gerbeau		7
The Blender Adventure by Loreena M. Lee		8
Missy’s Monologue by Shirley Callaghan		9
A Blouse with 15 Buttons and Other Ancient Dress Stories by Mary Derksen		10
Taipei by Elaine Durst		12
For Whom the Bell Tolls by John Trott		13
Dental Tourism by Marilyn Scoville		14
Lion’s Teeth Stalemate by Norma West Linder		15
I May Only Have the One Bubble, Please Try Not to Burst it by Donald Lugers		15
Cleaning the Goldfish Tank by Rosemary Lyle		16
Lessons Learned by Marianne Bladon		16
POETRY
Come Visit Newfoundland and Labrador by Fay Herridge		21
Yogini Haiku by Asoka Weerasinghe		22
It’s Magic, R-R-Ruff Stuff, On My Own and The Forgotten Season by Stella Mazur Preda		24
It’s Your Future and But What Do I Know by Anieca Lloyd	Featured Poems	25
It Ain’t Fun by Glenn Lloyd		26
All Those Yellow Flowers by James Deahl		26
Feet and Palette by Anne J. Fotheringham		27
The Bard by Gary E. Miller		28
In Praise of Canines by Norma West Linder		28
PERSONAL ESSAY
Reading a Favourite Book in Late September by James Deahl		29
Those Memorable Words by Kay Parley		29
Ozymandias by Peter Scotchmerl		31
In Praise of the Canada Postal System by Ed Janzen		34
MORE STORIES
Manitoba Fair by Marcel Gervais	Featured Story	37
A Close One by Kay Parley		39
Enough by R.J. Belcourt		40
Permission by Carol D Loewen		42
One Family’s Loss by Fay Herridge		43
My Most Recent Collectible Ford - Never Buy a Car from a Relative by Barry Moore		45
Sleeping Around (AKA Balls Ten) by Peter Joyce		46
The 1962/3 Chevy II Nova Story continued by Ed Janzen		48
Brother-in-Law, Brian Primeau by Nesta Primeau		51
Grandma! by R.B. Herath as told to Nesta Primeau		52
Good to Be Home Again by Marilyn Scoville		53
The Marathon by Hal Studholme		54
Postcards and Newpapers by Robert English		56
Smith Bros. Cough Drops by G.S. Eleanor Kolisnyk		57
Please Don’t Eat the Socks by Robert Boyd (BC)		57
Lesson in a Barrel by Robert English		60
LEST WE FORGET
Not a Shot Fired - The Liberation of Warden by Henk Dykman		61
CONFEDERATION POETS
George Frederick Cameron: The Forgotten Poet by James Deahl		65
William Douw Lighthall: Poet of the Songs by James Deahl		67
BOOK REVIEW
Tamaracks: Canadian Poetry for the 21st Century edited by James Deahl		69
COLUMNS
Marie’s Musings by Marie Minaker		70
Bruno’s Column by Bruno Penner		70
From Peter’s Pen by Peter C. Joyce		70
9TH STORY ENDING CONTEST
What Would I Want? by Peter C. Joyce		71
What Would You Like? by E.R. Nicodemus		72
Editor’s Postscript		72
2019 Contest Announcement		73
Story Ending Contest		Back Cover