by Mark R. DeLong

Announcing my first poetry chapbook, what it’s about, and where you can pick up a copy.

A mixture of feminist fairy tale and fantastical verse

Reviewed by Bryn Robinson

Usually I find shorebirds in massive flocks – so I was concerned that this little fellow was foraging solo along the shores of the Nerepis River. Turns out, that’s just their nature. Li…

A monarch butterfly resting on thistle in Lorneville before setting off for wintering grounds.

A red-breasted nuthatch stretches out to inspect a visitor (yours truly) in between foraging sessions on a white birch.

Reviewed by Bryn Robinson

ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire

“In a day and age where we are constantly fed information, both through the internet and in our everyday lives, it is important to continue creating, no matter how the world revolves around u…

creativity and community

An Eastern kingbird stands guard at their nest while their mate searches for another meal. Eastern Kingbird, Salisbury, NB; June, 2025.

There’s a romanticism that comes with the written letter. This came to mind with Mark DeLong’s piece for Three Quarks Daily; his piece initially explores handwriting as a technology tha…

There's a romanticism that comes with the written letter. This came to mind with Mark DeLong's piece for Three Quarks Daily; his piece initially explores handwriting as a technology that is both utilitarian and demonstrative of the writer's personality (if one can read their unique font, of course!). Then, he muses on the art and value of letter writing - and what has stuck with me is the following: …

No matter how demure they may appear, there’s a feistiness about them.

When “just a noisy blackbird” is something to behold with the right perspective.

Alt: Ron Swanson turns around on a bench to look at camera and say, “Once you have a PhD, every meeting you have becomes a doctor’s appointment.”

We do, however, have Canada’s role in the real life theft of atomic secrets in 1946. In Last Night of the World, Joyce Wayne mines this excellent plotline…We know that Freda didn’t succeed, but she ca...