CALL ME OBSESSIVE…. I found the following letter I wrote back in 1980s. Dear Editor, For many years the suggestion that my son’s marijuana use contributed to his schizophrenia lurked within the far dark corners of my mind. But the smart people I queried continued to pooh-pooh this possibility until I became convinced of the…

The following Letter to the Editor was in today’s [Sept.23,2016] Prince George Citizen. It has been a mystery for 25 years about what happened to the Jack family. Prince George Citizen September 22, 2016 10:04 PM How can an entire family go missing? On Aug. 1, 1989, the Jack family, Ronald and Doreen, along with…

[Written after reading an interview in Prince George Citizen. P. 8. April 28th, 2014] Post traumatic stress disorder, A highly-stigmatized condition, Suicides involving soldiers, On the Afghanistan mission. We were taught to hide our pain, Told to soldier on, Back home I was too wired, To let it go…. to stay calm. I tried to…

I’ve had a newspaper clipping stuck to my fridge for several years. The yellowing scrap of paper features a poem by Sandy Shreve, entitled “Crows.” I love the poem’s clever wording and the rhythm of its imaging – a fitting tribute for one of our most prolific and intelligent flying creatures. Sandy Shreve was on…

I just finished reading a wonderful book titled “Ice Bound” by Dr. Jerri Nielsen. The book details Dr Nielsen’s everyday experiences while wintering-over at an American research station at the South Pole. Dr.Nielsen has been hired as the resident doctor. She describes how a group of 41 people develop a special bond in the impossibly cold and totally isolated environment. It has been a warm and joyous experience until she realises she has symptoms of…