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Wonder Words
These sentences give
“expression to expressions”.
Adages and apothegms sidestep “common sense” to convey to the reader some degree of “uncommon sense”.
Page count: 110
Distant Places: Poems and Effects of 2023
The year’s writings and ponderings in the forms of prose, poetry, aphorism, and expressionism. Elusive yet thoughtful.
Page count: 260
Worlds of Shouts and Whispers: Poems and Effects of 2024
Short prose, poems and thoughtful aphorisms, commencing with a tribute to Suparna Ghosh.
Page count: 152.
Laughing Matters
The largest compilation of Canadian jokes and anecdotes ever assembled, with insightful observations about Canada.
Page count: 497
Colombo’s Quotations
The largest, up-to-date compilation of quotations by Canadians or about Canada. This 8th and final such collection offers over 6,000 sourced quotations.
Page count: 378
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