The heady days of summer are upon us (not that you can really tell if you’re in Calgary) which means that, as most of you enjoy your summer holidays, some of our writers are also enjoying some time away, which means that this week’s Voice is a bit shorter than we’ve been doing lately, but… Read more »

Through the forums on my English 384 Creative non-fiction course site, I learned that the Globe and Mail was accepting submissions. Usually before I consider what I am going to submit I like to look through the magazine, or in this case, paper: What articles are they running? What is the tone? Who are their… Read more »

If You’re a writer, one of the biggest barriers to finishing a writing project is day-to-day diversions. Many writers find success completing projects only by getting away from home and its inherent distractions and responsibilities. Finding a quiet place to write isn’t difficult. Some writers build a little garden hut, others rent secluded cabins, and… Read more »

Our feature interview this week is with the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science at AU, Dr. Kinshuk. Dr. Kinshuk works out of the Computing Sciences department, juggling his duties as Dean with publishing research papers and teaching Comp 695. Read how for him, the why of the teaching is as important as the… Read more »

These last few days have been a trying time. I took one of our dogs into the veterinary clinic on Friday, concerned as he was not acting like himself. I thought he was constipated, and was worried that he might have a chunk of bone lodged somewhere in his system. What started out as a… Read more »

I hope you had a happy Canada day, and, if You’re American, an equally good Independence Day. Ask me on any other day of the year, and I’ll be quite happy to tell you all about how I think the concepts of nationalism and patriotism are causing more harm in the world than good. But,… Read more »