Polls are Closed
I checked the calendar twice just to make sure, but it really is July first (Happy Canada Day!) so the polls for the public voting on pieces to be included in the anthology are now closed. After I check for fraud and all that fun stuff I will contact the authors whose pieces I’d like to include in the anthology — both as voted by the public and chosen by myself.
I hope to have that all done and sorted before the fifteeenth when the contest ends, that way I can focus on one part at a time. Wish me luck 
July 1st, 2008 15:19
Since I have at least an hour and two more double scotches to go before retiring, I thought I’d keep myself occupied and amused by commenting on one small aspect of this post. Happy Canada Day.
I went to Canada twice. My experiences may be summarised thus:
Toronto Didn’t like it. Too cold and impersonal. Too many gold diggers.
Niagra Falls The grandeur of the falls paled beside the tackyness of the resort mentality
St John’s Loved it. Real people, warm and friendly. Fell in love with Jeannie Brown.
St Pierre Harmless enough. Got the drunkest – and luckiest - I’ve ever been. Long story!
Port Alfred The town band belonged in a Monsieur Hulot film. Prairie grass sailed mindlessly along the High Street.
Quebec Had an argument with a shop assistant who wanted me to speak French. Had to speak French to get into a nightclub, which turned out to be very boring.
Halifax Got duped into a blind date with a girl who only wanted me to pay for dinner before she went home again. Another girl called Ruth fell in love with me. (I was a sailor, you understand.) Got my first tattoo.
Quite a mixture. Fond memories, overall. Which bit do you live in?
July 1st, 2008 16:35
I live in d) None of the above LOL
We live in Edmonton, which is on the other end of the country from all the places you mentioned. I love it here
July 2nd, 2008 11:13
Nearly a mountain girl, eh? One Canadian ‘connection’ I forgot to mention. I appeared on a UK TV quiz show once. One of the questions I got right was ‘What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?’ So there!