Judith Penner has settled into her work as a writer, editor and yoga teacher in Vancouver, after a career in journalism and film, bookselling, and teaching yoga in Europe, North America, Africa, India and Mexico. Her piece, “Misericordia,” won third prize in the Geist 1st Annual Short Long-Distance Writing Contest.
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ADVICE FOR THE LIT-LORN Why doesn’t anyone in North America say barmy for balmy? According to my research, Barmy came first and still enjoys a jolly life. But most North American dictionaries don’t even mention the earlier Scots barmy. —Simon McGavin, Cyberspace |