Ruth E. Walker is an award-winning writer and poet, whose fiction, poetry and non-fiction have appeared in Prairie Fire, Geist, and CV2 – Contemporary Verse 2. Her story Death in the Family recieved an honourable mention in Geist's 6th Annual Postcard Story Contest. She lives in Whitby, ON.
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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 |