Canadian Stories, A Folk Magazine Written By or About Canadians

COVER STORY
Unbroken One-line Portraits by Asoka Weerasinghe		1
STORIES
Creature Features by Liz Zavitz		1
Stuff by Robert R. English		3
The Pantry by Sharon Haiste		4
Eulogy by Nesta Primeau		5
Sadie’s Christmas Suitcase by Hilda J. Born		7
The Wristwatch by Lorna Wilson		7
Night Visitor by Marcella Krupa		9
A Day on the Farm by Susanna Voth Wiebe		10
Family Stories Aunt Maud Told to Me by M. Suzanne Sloan		14
Let Me In by Ivanka Fear		15
Where Does This Fresh and Delicious Marine ProductCome From? by Yong-Kang Zhang		17
I Was a Barber Shop Spy by E.R. Nicodemus		18
BC RV Where Are You? by Elaine Durst		20
Four Pennies Short by Greg Turlock		21
“Once On Our Way To School” by S.S. Winterton		21
Maple Leaf Garage by Peter Legg		22
Madikwe Madness by Peter C. Joyce	Featured Story	23
POETRY
Writer’s Block by Wendy Welk		25
Canada for All by Christine Graham	Featured Poem	26
Listening and Enter by Miguel Ángel Olivé Iglesias		27
So Life’s Year Begins by Thomas Moore, submitted by Jeannie Parsons		27
The New School, Hugs and Not Fair by Glenn Lloyd		28
André by Richard David Briggs		29
Goodbye by Luc Primeau		30
Limericks by Alvin Ens		31
The Stroke Folk by Lois Kromhoff		31
Mookey by Asoka Weerasinghe		32
Jippy the Blessed Dog by Rosemary Lyle		34
Tea Lake Dam by James Deahl		35
The End of Grocery Shopping by Glenn Lloyd		36
Part Me Part Car and Clouds by Glenn Lloyd		37
FICTION
First Day In London by Gary E. Miller		38
Yellowknife by Lynda Golletz		39
The Shadow Knows by Jean Spicer O’Hearn		41
1929 Dominion Day by Lin Johns		43
Better Than Nothing by Mary Ruth Reed		45
Haggard Old Man by Lorraine Clements		47
Boudoir Porcelain by Valerie Fletcher Adolph		50
In the Eyes of God by Kat McNichol		52
Got the Message by Bruno Penner		53
Sam Goes to the Doctor by S.S. Winterton		54
PERSONAL ESSAY
A New Book Released by Kay Parley		55
Why I Joined the Royal Canadian Air Force by Marie Minaker		56
90 and Over Club		57
Editor’s Postscript		58
The 1962/3 Chevy II Nova Story continued by Ed Janzen		58
GREAT CANADIAN POETS
Bliss Carman: Poet of Transcendentalism by James Deahl		60
Note from James Deahl		63
Tracking the True North by Terry Barker		64
COLUMNS
From Peter’s Pen by Peter C. Joyce		66
Marie’s Musings by Marie Minaker		67
Bruno’s Column by Bruno Penner		67
8TH STORY ENDING CONTEST
A Magical Change by E.R. Nicodemus		68
The Magician Story Ending by Sheila Jecks		68
The Magician’s Magician by Peter C. Joyce		69
The Magician ... Ending by Fay Herridge		70
9TH STORY ENDING CONTEST
What Would You Like? by Nesta Primeau		70
LETTERS		71
2019 Contest Announcement		73
Story Ending Contest		Back Cover