Archive - The Writing Well

A Window Looking onto All of Us

Remembering what we are called to do

Apr 18 •

Gary Drouillard

January 2025

I was once a Public Musician

You may be glad that era is over

Jan 14 •

Gary Drouillard

Mistakes, I've Made a Few

Now I have another year to make some more

Jan 2 •

Gary Drouillard

August 2024

Sometimes Even Vanity Can Do Some Good

How I was manipulated into academic excellence

Aug 29, 2024 •

Gary Drouillard

April 2024

Sometimes our appliances are out to get us

Apr 28, 2024 •

Gary Drouillard

An Ode to Beauty

And a Rebuke to a Hurried Life

Apr 22, 2024 •

Gary Drouillard

What Not To Say

We both cannot be correct, so what do I say?

Apr 12, 2024 •

Gary Drouillard

Like Father, Like Son

This apple didn't fall on its head far from the tree

Apr 8, 2024 •

Gary Drouillard

March 2024

There was a Time

Amazing what memories a song lyric can set loose

Mar 22, 2024 •

Gary Drouillard

November 2023

Go East, Old Man!

One in a series of imaginative stories about our leaving the west coast of Canada

Nov 20, 2023 •

Gary Drouillard

Remembering Tommy

In honour and memory of my late father-in-law, John Whyte Main, a WWII veteran

Nov 11, 2023 •

Gary Drouillard

August 2023

The Demise of the DIY Hero

Pro Tips for Sunday Afternoon Home Improvement Projects

Aug 4, 2023 •

Gary Drouillard

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