The Writers' Collective

Hey all! Happy post May Long weekend blahs! I hate short weeks after long weekends – so anticlimactic. Well, hate is a strong word, and really what do I have to complain about  - SUMMER IS HERE!! YES! the unofficial start of Winnipeg’s summer season is now upon us, and that means the BDI is open, slurpees are flying out of the dispensers, kids are using the after storm puddles as wading pools, AND, perhaps most notably of all, the Writers Collective of Manitoba is …

Spring has sprung/The grass has riz/I wonder where/The nearest bookstore is . . . Every spring, as the snow begins to melt and the trees begin to bud, I become impatient for sunny summer mornings spent taking in the view from my balcony while I fuss over the brightly coloured blooms in the window boxes , sip steaming hot cafe-au-lait from a mug the size of a washbasin, and get my nose into a book.

 I love the freedom of “summer reading.” Even the phrase …