- Mark Coakley
- 08 Mar 2017
Pigeons
In world literature, there are many beautiful and inspiring poems about birds that live in and around Hamilton – eagles, robins, seagulls, blackbirds, swans, hummingbirds, etc. Few poets, however, p...
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- Mark Coakley
- 10 Feb 2017
So Weird, So Charming.
The other stuff that makes Hamilton great Many Hamilton people, when bragging about our fair city, like to mention the obvious attractions, like the UN-recognized, waterfall-blessed escarpment; the ar...
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- Mark Coakley
- 21 Oct 2016
Dostoevsky vs. Duct Cleaning
Our home phone number is on the national do-not-call list, but telemarketers keep calling anyway. That used to annoy me until I figured out a way to enjoy their calls, while also promoting literature....
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- Mark Coakley
- 02 Jul 2016
Consider the Squirrel
A reflection on Sciuridae Rodentia. Sort of. So this Australian guy came to Hamilton and got used to everything here pretty quickly. Everything, except for the squirrels. You’d be outside on a sidew...
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- Mark Coakley
- 19 Jun 2016
Pens
How can one find the strength to write on in this kind of adversity? Staples no longer sells my favourite pen, the Bic Pro+. And I am struggling, I admit, to find the strength to go on. Perhaps writin...
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- Nicole Grosel
- 02 May 2016
Life is Better When You’re Laughing
When did everything become so serious? I heard a staggering statistic the other day. It floored me, left me speechless and caused a number of questions about my life to begin rattling around my brain....
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- Dev Team
- 06 Jul 2015
Poetry in Suction
Consider if you will, the art of vacuuming. Visualize the simple, yet profound, gestures of a human and a sucking tube, united in action, not unlike a dance. In a society without the vacuum — perhap...
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- Dev Team
- 12 Mar 2015
Alarm Clock
Recently, early in the morning, my wife’s alarm clock went off, triggering a loud burst of Y108 FM. I woke up to the singer for AC/DC shrieking, “Yeah, you! Shook me all! Night! Long!̶...
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- Dev Team
- 23 Feb 2015
Healthy Living
My 2015 resolution is to embrace healthy living. Why? Well, soon after this year’s cake-, meat- and beer-filled Christmas, I took a shower and looked down. Not only did my enlarged belly block the v...
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- Dev Team
- 24 Nov 2014
A Diatribe on Ducks
A visitor from Brazil once asked me, “Do Canadian people worship the ducks?” I asked, “Why would you say that?” She said, “Because in Brazil, people are very Catholic and almost every house ...
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