This anecdote is about two Canadian boys, almost into their teens.  The story takes place in a town park one winter evening when one boy invites the other to try driving his family’s skidoo for the first time. 

Mrs Warrington was a person who was more than she appeared and taught more than just math.  Her efforts and values were appreciated by many of her students and continued to influence them throughout their lives.  This is an account describing her as a person and what she did in the class.

This is a story in which a young man goes out on two dates with two different people with two different scenarios.  Expectations and reality mix together, showing him a few of the many glimpses of what life has to offer.

Entering the scene of a hair salon fills one with hope.  Leaving with a new hair style can make you feel your wishes have been granted.  Or not.

The first day in a new school or place of work can be unsettling, especially because you’re unfamiliar with the people and the routines.  You don’t know what to expect and sometimes there can be a surprise or two.  This story takes place in a smelter where a man enters the lunchroom for the first time to wait for his future boss to tell him what his work will be.

I have been in numerous novel situations but very few of them were as foreign to me as this one.  It was an introduction to the intensities found in heavy industry.  It’s not for everyone but for those who can adapt to it, it can help you find some hidden parts of yourself that you may not have otherwise encountered.

One summer a young man takes a job he wouldn’t normally consider.  His experiences while learning to be a door-to-door salesman lead him along an interesting journey and to a very unexpected end.

Looking for work, a young man takes a job as a maid’s helper and comes to terms with what he needs to face.

A man takes on the challenges of a labour job while working in a copper smelter.

What if everyone in the world loved to eat chocolate?  Everyone but you, that is.  You were the odd one out.  Would you, should you, join the rest?

A young man takes a short vacation on his own for the first time.  He went to see Carnival in Quebec but came across much more than what he originally anticipated.

Living on campus exposed the new university student to new cultures, new ideas and a fuller acceptance of himself and those around him.

Yes, it will happen to you.
(If it hasn’t already.)

A surprise is waiting for a person who had too much to drink the night before.

A wart occupying a man’s finger became a familiar sight for him until one day he decided to do something about it.  Then something mysterious happened.

This is a gentle story describing an encounter that perhaps many of us have experienced at some time in some form or another.  This one stems from curiosity when a person tries out attending an informal psychic seminar in someone’s home.

A Tae Kwon Do class became very alive with expression one day when the students were told to push beyond their normal limits.

 One person’s look at some aspects of the world of punk and how they related to him.

What happened one evening when a young man went with some friends to check out a Dead Kennedies concert.

 Taking a contemporary dance course for the first time, a man comes across a number of new experiences.

 A man encounters a bully on a city bus and wonders what he could do.

A teenager was concerned about his future first kiss, and when it finally happened, he found it very moving.

 You think the world will stay the same, that when you enter familiar quarters, it will be the same as the last time.  Then something happens to unsettle that secure foundation.  That is what happened when this young man came home one evening.

 You think you know who your friends are.  But just wait until something turns up to put it to the test.  Like a freshly delivered pizza.