Late Bloomer

It’s just past the middle of October, and by some major meteorological miracle, there is no snow on the ground in Alberta yet. This time last year, we were already well below zero every day, and there was at least foot of snow to wade through by Halloween. It’s thirteen above today, which is fifty-five…

Mr. Fix It

The Electrician is a man’s man. He sports a full beard and has for years, and wears a hard hat and steel-toed safety boots at work. His favorite bands are Led Zepplin and Lynryd Skynrd, and he immediately tosses the straws out of his beverages at restaurants because he says straws, particularly the bendy ones,…