Memories of a Childhood Arcadia
For two four-year-old Ontario boys growing up in the 1950s, a backyard creek became the site of unforgettable adventures.
Herman Goodden
Herman Goodden is the author of 11 books. His newest collection, Speakable Acts, gathers together six professionally produced plays.
Latest
6 articles
The Opposite of Junk
A dozen journals left to us by my wife’s Scottish grandmother were destined for the recycling bin—until we took a look at what was inside.
Reading James Joyce Amidst Winter Snow, ‘Where Dwell the Vast Hosts of the Dead’
Many people no doubt roll their eyes in scoffing dismissal when they hear the commonly expressed—and almost as commonly crooned—wish for a White Christmas. But there are sound spiritual reasons for longing to see one’s environs blanketed with snow. Silent in its approach and accumulation, snow can
Teaching Us How the World Wags On
Children get to know dogs in myriad ways that are not accessible to older people, who are rarely so willing to commune with their dog on more or less equal terms.
There's (a Lot) More to George Orwell than Nineteen Eighty-Four
Orwell represents one of those strange cases where a writer’s reputation predominantly rests, if not on his worst, then certainly his least typical book.
What Are Dads Good For?
The sadly deflating truth of the matter is that it can take a good few years before children begin to apprehend what fathers are good for.