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Wonder Words<\/strong>\u00a0
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Adages and apothegms sidestep \u201ccommon sense\u201d to convey to the reader some degree of \u201cuncommon sense\u201d.
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Distant Places: Poems and Effects of 2023<\/strong>
The year\u2019s writings and ponderings in the forms of \u00a0prose, poetry, aphorism, and expressionism. Elusive yet thoughtful.
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Worlds of Shouts and Whispers: Poems and Effects of 2024<\/strong>
Short prose, poems and thoughtful aphorisms, commencing with a tribute to Suparna Ghosh.
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Laughing Matters<\/strong>
The largest compilation of Canadian jokes and anecdotes ever assembled, with insightful observations about Canada.
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Colombo\u2019s Quotations<\/strong>
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.
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John Robert Colombo
The Briton House
720 Mount Pleasant Road
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