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Author of the Joanne Kilbourn Shreve Mysteries
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The Theatre and Me
We ventured forth to a play this past week, which brought to mind some other theatrical experiences...
Gail Bowen
Mar 301 min read
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It's So Good to Be Home
On getting out of the house, late arrivals, "open secrets," and the simple pleasures of coming back to where you started.
Gail Bowen
Mar 161 min read
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The Best Christmas Gift EVER!
From our family to yours...
Gail Bowen
Dec 27, 20241 min read
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Changes, Changes, and More Changes
Apologies for the absence, but we've been preoccupied with a change of scenery...
Gail Bowen
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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Labour Day Weekend
Memories of golf, and of literacy advocacy, as summer turns the page to fall...
Gail Bowen
Aug 31, 20241 min read
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Prescott Avenue
On memory, and childhood homes...
Gail Bowen
Jul 20, 20241 min read
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Book Clubs I Have Known and Loved
Book clubs offer a unique blend of intellectual enrichment, social connection, and personal growth. They also take many forms, some...
Gail Bowen
Jun 11, 20241 min read
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Saying Goodbye to Joanne and Zack… Gradually
A couple of announcements from Gail HQ
Gail Bowen
May 4, 20241 min read
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Joanne Kilbourn Goes to the Movies
It's hard to believe it's been almost 25 years since the first Joanne Kilbourn television movie was made (starring Wendy Crewson,...
Gail Bowen
Apr 14, 20241 min read
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An Evening with Prince Edward
Also, some reminiscences about a play I co-authored, Dancing in Poppies.
Gail Bowen
Apr 5, 20241 min read
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Rabbit Stew
Not a recipe post...
Gail Bowen
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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Name-Dropping and Knee-Dropping
More tales from noteworthy encounters, this time with a royal bent...
Gail Bowen
Mar 11, 20241 min read
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Name-Dropping
About some of the writers I have had the privilege of meeting in my time... including the late and lamented Baroness Rendell of Babergh.
Gail Bowen
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Love Medicine
It's a busy time on the calendar for those who love, and are loved...
Gail Bowen
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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Pumpkin Pies, Roast Turkey, and Gourds
It's decorative gourd season, to coin a phrase. Also, it's a season to take stock and remember some of the reasons why we should remain...
Gail Bowen
Oct 6, 20231 min read
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You Say Goodbye, and I Say Hello (Part 2)
In which Gail makes her way down the hall and through the door that leads to home, but not without some stops for goodbyes along the way...
Gail Bowen
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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You Say Goodbye, and I Say Hello
An update on what happens when the medical travails are (largely) overcome...
Gail Bowen
Aug 15, 20231 min read
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Moving Incrementally
Spring already feels like summer, with the searing daytime temperatures and the ferocious but short-lived evening thunderstorms: I watch...
Gail Bowen
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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Pride parades [repost]
For Pride Month, a repost from 2022... Yesterday was our city's Pride Parade, which took me back more than 30 years to when I marched in...
Gail Bowen
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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The Weight-Bearing Exercises
A life, writing, and medical update.
Gail Bowen
Mar 25, 20231 min read
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When
Sep 26, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
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McNally Robinson,
3130 8 St E, Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2, Canada
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