People are always telling me that my work is too dark. So I've put up this sunnier story, but even it has a shadow, as its original publisher – a fine Atlantic Canadian literary magazine called the Gaspereau Review – is no longer in business. ---------------- It was a simple enough thing and that thing was simply this: Edmund Kelley was a gentleman. Of course his mom called him her 'little gentleman', as in 'Oh Edmund, you are my perfect little gentleman,' which did seem to hold to a certain logic that these type of things often follow, considering her affection for him and the fact that he was, after all, only ten years old. Still, Edmund himself was not particularly fond of the diminutive aspect of that title. Gentleman was enough; gentleman summed up the whole thing rather nicely, thank you. He was definitely a more refined version of your average child. He lived in a state of perpetual Sunday m
Draw things, paint things, write things, make things.
Beauties! Thank you so much for posting this. I've been thinking about you guys all weekend.
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations all!
beautiful....
Congratulations Darryl and Christina! She looks beautiful. We look forward to meeting her in person. janet and brian.
ReplyDeleteHuge congratulations to all three of you! Hi Oona *waves*
ReplyDeleteYay! She's soooo cute too! Congrats to you and yer family!
ReplyDeleteYAY! CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU! I love her name! Oona Louise-how original! She is gorgeous too. So happy to finally see this little person-she is just fantastic. Happy Happy!
ReplyDeletePlease Take Care! I will be thinking of all of you.
merle
Two beautiful women...you are a very lucky man bigD.
ReplyDeleteBig congradualtions to mum and warm welcome to oona.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
ReplyDeleteChristina and Darryl
WELCOME!!! Oona
She is gorgeous, then of course, so are her parents.
Trust mom, Oona, and dad are doing well.
Lana and Leo
p.s. Love her name.
Ooooh, Oona is a wee beauty.
ReplyDeleteMany congrats to you both
Congratulations to Tina, Darryl and especially Oona for all her hard work, from Miranda, Deb and Steve. I must now get to work on one of my Waggly Puppies for her...
ReplyDeleteWelcome Oona! So looking forward to meeting you!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteWelcome Oona! I've been waiting to hear of your arrival and am so pleased that you're here safe and sound! Best wishes to you and your mum & dad! Wishing sleep and good feeding to all.
ReplyDeleteAll the best!
ADORABLEeeEEeee will send u a copy of book to read to little one!
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