Sunday 9 May 2010

Canadian Week @ the NOT

Canadian Week starts Monday 10th May over at Michael J. Solender's 'not from here, are you?' The schedule of writers/dates for the literary fest is already up on the site. Thanks go to Michael for publishing my piece 'Soldier Boy' on the first day - tomorrow.

By virtue of my grandfather being Quebecois I was eligible to enter. I wanted to write something, but had no idea where I would start. To my surprise, what came though was a message to this charming man who abandoned my grandmother during WWII.

It knocked me for six. Had me in tears. I never knew, didn't even suspect that I felt abandoned too by a grandfather who died before I was even born.

Don't expect horror. There's not a mote.

This Charming Man

5 comments:

  1. A FINE PIECE YOUR FANS WON'T WANT TO MISS..

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  2. I'm looking forward to ready this, Lily.

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  3. Thanks Michael. Welcome Alan, good to meet you.

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  4. How wonderful. I too wrote of a soldier...we've gone from then to now. Think I'll stick around..while my blog is pretty sweet, I am writing a paranormal romance novel :)

    Breeze

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  5. Hi Breeze

    Looking forward to our duet tomorrow!

    Lily :)

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Lily Childs is a writer of horror, esoteric, mystery and chilling fiction.

If you see her dancing outside in a thunder storm - don't try to bring her in. She's safe.