Canadian Stories, A Folk Magazine Written By or About Canadians

BLACK & WHITE LINE ART: THE JOHN & NANCY TROTT PRIZE
“Bears Claw Cafe” by Loreena M. Lee		1
First Honourable Mention
“Memories of Haida Gwaii” by Loreena M. Lee		1
Second Honourable Mention
“Then - Now by Marjorie J. Gill		1
TRUE STORIES: THE SUSANNA VOTH WIEBE PRIZE
“Rocky Mountain Convoy” by Leesa Hanna		2
First Honourable Mention
“All About the Berries” by Loreena M. Lee		4
Second Honourable Mention
“My Journey to Canada” by Nisha Deshpande		6
CREATIVE NON-FICTION:The ELLIS GUNTER PRIZE
“Finding Her” by Marilyn Frey		9
First Honourable Mention
“The Most Difficult Decision” by Jon Krafchek		11
Second Honourable Mention
“Fairy Magic” by Dianne J. Ferris		13
FICTION: THE ALVIN ENS PRIZE
“Angels We Have Heard” by Alexandra Shea	Featured Story	15
First Honourable Mention
“Blanche and the Cloud” by Philip Shea		17
Second Honourable Mention
“The Swindle” by John V. Trott		19
POETRY: THE MARJORIE MCINTOSH PRIZE - RHYMING
“An Old Athlete’s Lament” by Royden McCoag	Featured Poem	23
First Honourable Mention
“The Quiet Lane” by Mary Ruth Reed		24
Second Honourable Mention
“The Ballad of COVID-19” by Beth Moore		25
POETRY: THE MARJORIE MCINTOSH PRIZE - NON-RHYMING
“It’s Toilet Paper” by Linda Payne		26
First Honourable Mention
“Mankind in the Window (AVillanelle)” by Robert English		27
Second Honourable Mention
“Short Trip” by Jon Krafchek		28
LEST WE FORGET: THE BARRY MOORE, ASOKAWEERASINGHE, JANICE TROWSDALE and DEBORAH EKER PRIIZE
“1945 Freundlich Gefangene” by Neil Garvie		29
First Honourable Mention
“Cornelius - A Historical Fiction” by Philip Shea		34
Second Honourable Mention
“Storming the Hill” by Jean Spicer O’Hearn		37
MORE . . .
John Henry by Robert English		40
Lonely Men by Hal Studholme		41
A Long Lifetime by Erna de Burger Fex		42
From A Distance I see The Trail by Alberta Armstrong		44
Ode to the Wet Dog and Questions from the Elders by John Trott		45
Ten Forward by Peter C. Joyce		45
The Garden by Gary E. Miller		47
Understanding and Peace of Mind by Roger Bose		48
Autumn Leaves by Gary E. Miller		49
There are Special Canadians Everywhere by Marilyn Scoville		50
The Canadian Way by Judith Homewood Jones		51
Between the Crosses, Row on Row by Hal Studholme		52
Happy Occurences by Kay Parley		53
BOOK REVIEW: Understan by Gavin Barrett		53
ALSO RECOGNIZED
Ain’t It Groovy by Roy J. Adams		54
Prisoner of Ward by Alvin Ens		55
Mystery Maple and the Poets of Winter by Denise Kemp		56
Adventitious by Brenda L. Gunn		58
Prairie Women Sharron Arksey		60
The Mistake by Royden McCoag		61
Horse Drawn Carriage by Gaiyle J. Connolly		61
COLUMNS
From Peter’s Pen by Peter C. Joyce		62
Marie’s Musings by Marie Minaker		62
16TH STORY ENDING CONTEST
Hallowe’en Hanky Panky by Philip Shea		63
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished by Peter C. Joyce		63
Hallowe’en Hanky Panky by Sheila Jecks		64
Ending to Hallowe’en Hanky Panky by Glen Eker		65
Hallowe’en Hanky Panky Story Ending by Ross Morley Hartley		65
The Whole Solution by E.R. Nicodemus		66
Hallowe’en Hanky Panky Continued by Fay Herridge		67
17TH STORY ENDING CONTEST
The Old House by Gary E. Miller		68
MORE (CONTINUED) . . .
How To Write a Christmas Movie by Jerry Hirsch		68
Characters I Have Known II by Ed Janzen		69
Our Friends, the Grey Squirrels by Loreen Adams Haldenby		71
LETTERS		72
CANADIAN POETRY
A Melange of 21st Century Canadian Poetry: Comments on some of the poems from Tamaracks by Dr. Raymond Fenech		75
Editor’s Postscript		77
Story Ending Contest		Back Cover
NOTEWORTHY:
The First Honourable Mention Prizes are sponsored by Christine Johnson
The Second Honourable Mention Prizes are sponsored by Peter C. Joyce