Monthly Archives: October 2007

The Hat

 The Hat By Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow It started as a typical first class session of the new semester. Twenty-five faces were staring at me with the fear of college students who would prefer to be anywhere in the world other than a  Communication class. As I looked back at them with all the empathy I… Continue Reading

Grand Falls, Unassuming

Grand Falls, Unassuming By Alexandra Chasse August 2, 2007: All Hat and No Cattle                                                                                                                                                                                                                               So I’m in Houston now. I moved from the city that (by some regards) is the Capital of the World (Washington, DC) to the city that thinks it should be the capital of the world (by others’ regards, anyway; Exxon’s recent… Continue Reading

The Winter of My Life (Part II)

The Winter of My Life (Part II) by Joan Cripps, March 2005 Life at Savoy Grandparents I was about seven years old when we went to live with my grandparents at Morrison Cove, just outside the Chatham town limits. My grandfather Savoy worked for the town of Chatham looking after the pumping station. A two-story… Continue Reading

Keanu Reeves: The Best Gift a Girl Can Get

Keanu Reeves: The Best Gift a Girl Can Get By Valerie Poulin In August 1994, Keanu Reeves was featured on the cover of Vanity Fair in a white T-shirt and black leather pants. He looked awesome—handsome and sexy—leaning against a motorcycle. The magazine cover immediately caught my eye as I walked into a mom and… Continue Reading

Advice for First Time Home Buyers

Advice for First Time Home Buyers By James E. Sellars One of the great challenges in life is turning the corner on youthful spending and beginning the process of careful and quiet accumulation of wealth. It most often happens shortly after a couple makes that important decision to live and work together for a shared… Continue Reading

The Hat

The Hat By Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow It started as a typical first class session of the new semester. Twenty-five faces were staring at me with the fear of college students who would prefer to be anywhere in the world other than a Communication class. As I looked back at them with all the empathy I could… Continue Reading

The Winter of My Life (Part III)

The Winter of My Life (Part III) by Joan Cripps, March 2005 My School Years from Morrison Cove I’m not sure where I lived when I started school. I think it must have been the house on the corner of Duke and Princess Streets. If so, it would have been a long walk as I… Continue Reading

Going Fishing

Going Fishing  By David J. Boyle July is traditionally the best month to go salmon fishing on the mighty Miramichi River. The big run has come in from the Atlantic and there are plenty of fish in the pools along the main river. After lunch I went down to the river and found a nice… Continue Reading

August is Loon Season

August is Loon Season by Alexandra & Rebekah Chassé May 2004 I’ve just gotten a call from my brother Marc, who’s on his way to my parents’ house near Moncton and will be driving through Fredericton at lunchtime. Through lucky coincidence, my uncle Joce (whom, like all of our French Canadian uncles, we call “Mononcle”)… Continue Reading