This collection of creative non-fiction from a ninety-three year old Saskatchewan writer describes many aspects of early... More > prairie life. Essay topics include house and home, berry picking, the harvest, and experiences attending and teaching in one-room schoolhouses. The chronicle of Old Jones, for example, a deaf-mute who relied on neighbours for his sustenance; a personal connection to a war bride; the early days of musical theatre; the history of the Orange Home Orphanages near Indian Head, Saskatchewan: these are tales that sweep the universal from a personal connection. Many of these essays have been previously published in magazines and newspapers, but though they may stand alone, their inclusion in this collection serves as an indepth exploration of time and place from an author whose storytelling ability is personal, enlightening, and thoroughly delightful. < Less

This collection provides rhymed quatrains on a multitude of themes relating to life in Saskatchewan, and life in general.... More > Many of the poems focus on our connection to the natural world, and one another. The author was born in Viceroy, Saskatchewan in 1916, and has written poetry over a period of almost 80 years. Her work has been published North America, Europe and Japan. < Less

This collection of 62 sonnets provides a window into life in rural Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan history, and perceptions of... More > the author about her life and times. It includes award winners in successive sonnet competitions held in Salmon Arm, B.C., and many were broadcast in 1998 on the CBC radio program "Gallery." Myra Stilborn was born in 1916, in Viceroy Saskatchewan, and has published poetry over a period of nearly 80 years, in North America, Europe and Asia, and very extensively in Saskatchewan and Western Canada. < Less

This collection provides detailed reminiscences of farm life in Saskatchewan during the 1920's and 1930's, followed by the... More > author's experiences at Normal School (for teachers) in Regina, teaching in one-room schools and secondary schools during the depression era and 1940's, and living in small rural communities. The memories are conveyed in a series of narrative prose-poems, capturing the texture of life in these times; and rendering people, places and events in the close detail of direct experience. < Less

This collection provides detailed reminiscences of farm life in Saskatchewan during the 1920's and 1930's, followed by the... More > author's experiences at Normal School (for teachers) in Regina, teaching in one-room schools and secondary schools during the depression era and 1940's, and living in small rural communities. The memories are conveyed in a series of narrative prose-poems, capturing the texture of life in these times; and rendering people, places and events in the close detail of direct experience. < Less

This collection of creative non-fiction from a ninety-three year old Saskatchewan writer describes many aspects of early... More > prairie life. Essay topics include house and home, berry picking, the harvest, and experiences attending and teaching in one-room schoolhouses. The chronicle of Old Jones, for example, a deaf-mute who relied on neighbours for his sustenance; a personal connection to a war bride; the early days of musical theatre; the history of the Orange Home Orphanages near Indian Head, Saskatchewan: these are tales that sweep the universal from a personal connection. Many of these essays have been previously published in magazines and newspapers, but though they may stand alone, their inclusion in this collection serves as an indepth exploration of time and place from an author whose storytelling ability is personal, enlightening, and thoroughly delightful. < Less

This collection provides detailed reminiscences of farm life in Saskatchewan during the 1920's and 1930's, followed by the... More > author's experiences at Normal School (for teachers) in Regina, teaching in one-room schools and secondary schools during the depression era and 1940's, and living in small rural communities. The memories are conveyed in a series of narrative prose-poems, capturing the texture of life in these times; and rendering people, places and events in the close detail of direct experience. < Less

This collection provides rhymed quatrains on a multitude of themes relating to life in Saskatchewan, and life in general.... More > Many of the poems focus on our connection to the natural world, and one another. The author was born in Viceroy, Saskatchewan in 1916, and has written poetry over a period of almost 80 years. Her work has been published North America, Europe and Japan. < Less

This collection of 62 sonnets provides a window into life in rural Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan history, and perceptions of... More > the author about her life and times. It includes award winners in successive sonnet competitions held in Salmon Arm, B.C., and many were broadcast in 1998 on the CBC radio program "Gallery." Myra Stilborn was born in 1916, in Viceroy Saskatchewan, and has published poetry over a period of nearly 80 years, in North America, Europe and Asia, and very extensively in Saskatchewan and Western Canada. < Less