Author Archives: JC

triangulation.

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palm, crosshatched in diamonds,

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A life line of crowns:

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diamonds in winter’s crown.

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As a colour, colourless:

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One-hour Internet Radio Feature on “What My Grandma Means to Say” January 17, 1:00 p.m (EST)

On Tuesday, January 17, at 1:00 p.m. (EST)  Dr. Gordon Atherley from Toronto interviewed JC  to learn how “What My Grandma Means to Say”, the play and the storybook, can enable family discussions about Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia.   Here is the link to the broadcast on VoiceAmerica: http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/58907/what-my-grandma-means-to-say. Dr. Atherley invited JC […]
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Replace that cliche.

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as a colour, blue as ice.

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Canadian Authors Association Panel, January 10

JC participated in a panel on January 10 that focussed on marketing and promotion but gave her the chance to talk about how she came to write “What My Grandma Means to Say.” Here is the link to executive member Arlene Smith’s blog on what struck her about JC’s comments. www.scienceandstory.wordpress.com
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The nature of cold:

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becomes itself, unadorned.

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the room emptied of Christmas

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Without scent or lights,

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Chains of gold, ornaments: boxed.

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Exit the balsam.

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where cell walls wait to be breached.

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CAA Evening Panel: Tuesday, January 10, 2012

JC joins Sharyn Heagle, President, Ottawa Branch of the Canadian Authors Association,  Emily-Jane Hills Orford and Dave Mullington for a ‘get your hands dirty’  panel: The Do’s and Don’ts of Marketing your work. After brief presentations from each panellist, Sharyn will broker a discussion among them about issues they have addressed —  what works and […]
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Spirit, soul: free in her mind

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seeks freedom elsewhere.

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rejects her physical self;

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She, shackled and bound,

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her essence; when she lives, dies.

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Her body confines, defines

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A prison of cells?

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Bones, flesh, gray matter, veins, blood?

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What is she, she asks.

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under lips, that smile — her skull.

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the mask that hides what she knows:

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She stares at her face,

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in a mirror framed with vines.

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