Bill Richardson, winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and former CBC Radio personality, delivers a fresh and frisky” poetic take on transitioning into life as a retiree and living through th
Lavinia the badger loves vegetables and tends her garden with care, but one morning she discovers that her lettuce has been nibbled and her potatoes and beans have disappeared! She decides to set a sn
Volcano Cowboy is a biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century German Jesuit and scientist. He was one of the modern world’s first scientific celebrities—the Einstein or Stephen Hawking of his ti
Volcano Cowboy is a biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century German Jesuit and scientist. He was one of the modern world’s first scientific celebrities—the Einstein or Stephen Hawking of his ti
We could all use some advice now and then. When the self-help books just aren't helping, it's time to call in the experts: real people. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Adair Lara polled her readers
The alphabet thief stole all of the B’s, and all of the bowls became owls?When night falls, along comes a peculiar thief who steals each letter of the alphabet, creating a topsy-turvy world as she goe
Twenty Seven Stings is a suite of seventeen poems inspired by the cultural histories and military strategies that have led us into wars throughout history, from sixth century BCE China to Alexander th
