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Ishrat Chowdury Years ago I saw him for the first time at our tea party He was my brother Abel’s old childhood buddy Mother asked me to bake a chocolate cake Cookies, nimki and samosa to make [...]

Faid Shahabuddeen I could never forget the sadness in her eyes Her most alluring accent and French fragrance That starry night I met her on Myrtle beach boardwalk As we engaged in a lengthy [...]

Ishrat Chowdury Three-hour drive from here to Moumita. It is a picturesque small town. There is a river, name Modhumoti. It flows smoothly. The soothing sound of its waves can be heard at night [...]

Vidya Vasant Gopaul I met my wife on March 22, got engaged on May 10 and married on July 4 of the same year! Does that sound romantic? You bet it is! On Saturday, March 22, fifty years ago, it [...]

Serina Lewis Who said that Mom would be left on a shelfTeaching and travel, laughter and singingNone so brazen and sure of herselfShe’d spend her days, dancing and swingingShe went on a family [...]

Elizabeth Banfalvi My grandfather came here in the early 1900s. Canada didn’t have a big population so engineers and labourers were brought from Europe to build the St. Lawrence Seaway. My [...]

Frances Frommer My Dearest Most Beautifulest Kitty, You are a wondrous treasure of unconditional love and warmth. You give 150% back. Here are some reasons why I love you. You need me. You [...]

Olive Hanna I live in my garden, and my garden lives in me. When I was young, my mother said of me, “I don’t know what to do with Olive. She is like many pieces of wool, not enough in any [...]

Savithri Duddu Satya started preparing lunch as it was 11 a.m. and since she had been working the whole week and it being Sunday, she wished to cook quickly and take the entire day off from house [...]

Yiren I spent my childhood in a small city in northern China dozens of years ago. The winter there was very cold but full of fun. In my memory, there wasn’t much snow – two or three times each [...]