Thomas “What was that?” whispered James. Everyone froze. Thomas slid the bolt quietly, opened the door just a crack, and peeped out into the street. “It’s all...
Author - Andrea Kidd
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MARY AND MARTHA “How many are coming?” asked Martha. “Simeon didn’t say,” replied Mary. “He wasn’t sure. He said seventy two were going ahead of Jesus as they...
NASTY LANDINGS One day, in the 1990s, I joined a group of people gathered around staff members at Science North in Sudbury, Ontario. The workers, clad in royal...
PARADOX Art galleries are full of interesting ideas, but how many ideas can a person handle in an hour or two? Art galleries are not places to breeze through...
PEACE I cut the tape on the cardboard box and open the lid. Memories of a trip to Israel come to mind. The Nativity Scene was made by Palestinian olive-wood...
IN 2 PLACES AT THE SAME TIME How many times have I called out in frustration? “Wait a minute! I can’t be in two places at the same time!” I might be stirring...
Faith In 1976, when Tim Severin and his crew set out from Ireland in their leather boat to sail to Newfoundland, they had faith. They had “confidence in what...
THE BRENDAN VOYAGE Tim and Dorothy read the ancient documents. Their eyes widened in wonder. Apparently, in the sixth century A.D., eighteen monks set sail and...
THE ROPE The rope was strong. Strands of fibre, thickly twisted, resembled the rippling muscles of a prize fighter. And this rope was using all the strength it...
CHAOS Why do I write? Because I hate chaos! Sometimes I find myself in a dilemma. I don’t know what to do. Whatever I choose seems to be a problem. Or, there...
