Stone Soup, Cherry Trees, and Shorelines: An Update from Prince Edward Island...
Dear friends, I wanted to provide an update on our Hurricane Fiona experience here in Prince Edward Island. Since the storm hit on Friday night, we have been amazed at just how powerful it was. I...
View ArticleNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange Shirt Day, Day 7 Without...
Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation here in Canada, what we have been calling Orange Shirt Day for a few years. Today, as Canadians, we remember our historic relationship with the...
View ArticleBack in the Light After 12 Days: Lessons from Hurricane Fiona
It is day 13 since Hurricane Fiona, and I have been updating my feed on Facebook with daily notes about life without power. But it is day 1 of being restored to the electrical grid. I woke up to this …...
View ArticleHappy Birthday L.M. Montgomery! Born on the Imaginative North Shore of Prince...
Despite its global celebrity, Prince Edward Island’s north shore remains a largely unknown treasure. With hundreds of inlets, creeks, wharves, harbours, river valleys, hillside views, and quaint...
View ArticleA Quick Note on the Death of Dreams and Private Career College Corruption
Most readers of A Pilgrim In Narnia will not know that I spent a number of years working as a Researcher and Writer for the Prince Edward Island Government, especially in areas of Higher Education,...
View Article“Sweet Quarantine” by Nicolas Riel (Single Launch)
I’m pleased to announce that my son, Nicolas, is launching his new single today! With singer-songwriter wit in an indie rock performance, “Sweet Quarantine” was written out of the depths of Nicolas’...
View ArticleA Settler’s Reflections on Indigenous Spaces (National Indigenous Peoples Day)
Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, when we set aside some time to recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across...
View ArticleReading L.M. Montgomery as Fantasy: Anne of Green Gables (SPACE Short Course...
Hello fellow pilgrims. Things have been quiet here on the blog front, but some great new things are happening in the background. One of these projects is a brand new short course with Signum...
View ArticleReading Anne of Green Gables as Fantasy: October SPACE Short Course Ready for...
It’s a “Go” for Launch! I am taking Anne of Green Gables to SPACE! Well, sort of. Last month, I pitched a course idea to Signum University’s SPACE program. SPACE is an online, interactive, non-credit...
View ArticleLiving in a World with Octobers: An Anne of Green Gables Greeting from Prince...
It is another gorgeous and breezy October day here in Prince Edward Island. Our Autumns usually begin about the third week of August: the evenings turn cool while fine days are punctuated with ocean...
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