Monthly Archives: July 2014

Children’s Ghosts video launch

Posted on July 29, 2014 by seanarthurjoyce

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but there’s no substitute for reading the book. My nine-year-old nephew Christopher has to read the book before he sees the movie—he’s already read the entire Harry Potter series three times and … Continue reading →

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Promises of Home—A Review

Posted on July 27, 2014 by seanarthurjoyce

Promises of Home—Stories of Canada’s British Home Children by Rose McCormick Brandon  Who will love my boys, treat them as their own… Who will love my girls, keep them safe and warm? —Barbara Perkins, Home Child: A Musical Journey In our rush … Continue reading →

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Giving Imaginative Shape to Vanishing Legends: The Poetry of Gary Geddes

Posted on July 22, 2014 by seanarthurjoyce

A review of What Does a House Want? by Gary Geddes, Red Hen Press, Sacramento CA, 2014 “…giving imaginative shape to vanishing legends, mine and yours.” Gary Geddes: The Writer as Witness, from Out of the Ordinary—Politics, Poetry and Narrative, … Continue reading →

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