Hello everyone,

It’s all happening here. I’m moving soon and prepping my house for sale these days. Although I’m moving house, my website address will remain the same and I’ll continue to publish. It’s been chaos, but I think I may have it under control. Anyway, I have another concern, because I’ve been too busy to get my documents in order. It’s tax reporting month…help!

I hope you enjoy this week’s stories, beginning with one that I wrote a while ago, titled “An Easter Tale”. It’s a tribute to Easter but also Mother’s Day which is on the horizon.

Then we have a clever poem by Deb Rouleau. Check out the rhyming style. Well done Deb! The poem is titled “The Tyrant.”

This is followed by a slice-of-life story from Dian Bowers, about a family vacation and how everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. But when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. The story is titled “Our first family trip”.

Last time saw the conclusion of the story chain titled “One Portal, One World, One Seed At a Time”. You can find the complete story in the Archives. Now we begin the next story chain titled “The Letter”, and chapter one is written by Laurie Neville.

Mother’s Day is approaching, so send me your stories and poems to brendashort@writingblog.ca for a chance to be published. Please remember to send your comments for the authors.

Hello everyone,

Well, I hope you had the opportunity to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in the Irish fashion. It’s always a fun night, but if green beer is just not your thing, Easter is right around the corner and will bring something for the children among you. Chocolate, chocolate, and…you guessed it – more chocolate!

We begin this week with a story from Rober O’Meara, about a lonely woman, and her interaction with her dead mother. A bit spooky, it’s titled “Petals”.

Then a poem from me – a tongue-in-cheek interaction between the Easter bunny and the Easter chick. The poem is titled “The Rabbit and the Hen”.

This is followed by a stress-induced nightmare, and we’ve all had one of them. This story is crafted by another of our resident writers, Angie Rose-Carnegie, and titled “Noted Terror”.

Then, the last chapter of our story chain “One Portal, One World, One Seed at a Time” written by Dian Bowers. You can find the complete story in “Archives”. Next time, we will begin the new story chain, “The Letter”.