James A. Furey At the very least, I think we should start advocating that all the other parents must be informed each time their child has to be evacuated & lose instructional time due to another child’s tantrum,

These lists are a gift to readers and writers. Helen herself is a gift that keeps on giving!

Eeekk, the cover of my latest!! A little board book with cute illustrations by #XuanLe (part of the #OurWorld series by #BarefootBooks).

Congratulations to Alphaville!🎉 “Forever Young” has officially reached 1 billion streams on Spotify! To celebrate, I’m sharing a timelapse of my latest oil painting of lead singer Marian Gold.❤️🎶 #synthpop #timelapseart

The best kind of book attention is from Helen Kubiw and her CanlitForLittleCanadians upcoming releases! I’m thrilled that ONE CAN (@groundwoodbooks Eric Walters @_isabelle_malenfant_ ) is a title she is looking forward to checking out!

Made me smile.

I did not vote for Erin O'Toole but still thought he was a decent person who proudly served in our armed forces and would have been a suitable PM.

I'm at that grandparent stage of life that when I cut my hand the only band-aids I can find have Elsa on them.

Started a new story. The 'planner' in me outlined the first eight chapters (and added two more as I started writing) plus eleven more that aren't in sequence yet. There is no 'wrong' way to write but I believe in plotting. If I fail to plan I plan to fail!

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." -FDR, 1937

Woke up again with Loved By You by Samm Henshaw in my head. Beautiful music

Thank you to The Giller Prize for posting this clip of me talking about and reading from 'As We Forgive Others’! 📚🔍

Quill & Quire ❤️Canadian book industry’s must-read magazine said- in their 2025 fall preview of books they are most excited for- ONE CAN (@groundwoodbooks @ericwaltersauthor @_isabelle_malenfant_ ) is a “touching story of what it means to give and receive.”

⭐️starred review ⭐️ by @kirkus_reviews for ONE CAN (@groundwoodbooks ) cowritten by myself and Governor General Literary Award winning author, Eric Walters , and illustrated by award winning @_isabelle_malenfant_

Over the past 8 days we have had between 4 and 14 guests staying with us at our cottage. It has been busy, joyful, fun, chaotic times with people we love. Today we are embracing the quiet.

The song in my head this morning is How Does It Feel? By Sam Henshaw. Brilliant independent singer - soul, pop, jazz, gospel, rap fusion.

"An Anne of Green Gables tale for modern readers, Sam by Eric Walters brilliantly integrates the classic with the modern for a very appealing YA story" — Storytime with Stephanie storytimewithstephanie.org/home/sam Manda Group Eric Walters #ireadcanadian #kidlit

David is a former teacher, administrator, internationally acclaimed speaker and a best selling author - great weight behind his statement.

My wife Kathy spent her final year before retiring as a school librarian. Librarians not only serve as exceptional resources, in Kathy's case, the library became a cherished place for the girls who opted to spend recess with her & learn while clearly being cared about #mattering

Air Canada short-changes flight attendants by approximately $11,000 annually. Hourly rate = $26/hr Unpaid work = 35hrs/mth Total 26×35×12 =$10,920 This is an outrageous abuse of its employees. No other profession would accept such blatant exploitation. #CUPE #aircanadastrike