Kenny sat at the end of the long pier watching the tides sweep across the ocean, rushing onto the sandy beach. What was his father thinking? Christmas in Hawaii!! Kenny knew his father had planned the trip for his Mom to have a rest. She had been looking after a sick old aunt…but Hawaii?? No […]
One Christmas several years ago, I received a gift of a beautiful Royal Doulton China rose. A little card with this lovely poem was with it: The Legend of the Christmas Rose: Long ago, to Bethlehem, came Kings from far-off lands- Bearing gifts of jewels and gold and myrrh in out-stretched hands. Lowly shepherds, from […]
February will be the tenth anniversary of this newspaper. That’s a long time and a lot of hard work. It’s resulted in over 1 million human pageviews monthly. LINK Sadly, CFN never became the creative fount of positivity I envisioned when I started this venture in February of 2009. You can’t do creative marketing […]
It was the police that named her Digger. They said she was instrumental in helping them solve some major crimes. The clinical director of child protection services said that she “saved the lives of many children”, and the community awarded her the Community Service Award. But more importantly is the personal letter she received written […]
Trixie is a lovely German Shepherd and lives happily with Joan, Ted, their son Allan and Tobey, their cat. She is a good, gentle dog and only chases Tobey to play. Her main problem is that she likes to sneak out and run with her friend, Onka. Onka is a Collie and together they […]
Cornwall Ontario – CFN editor Jamie Gilcig is in talks with a Toronto publisher to option Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge. The book, about the experiences of a small town newspaper editor set in Cornwall Ontario who faces corruption, bullying, and racism; has been a work in progress for several years and already has […]
His brow furrowed deeply as he concentrated at the spot on the old stone wall. One day he’d have bushy brows, but today they were sweaty with concentration. A feeble beam spiraled from his index fingers and bounced against the wall. A bit of smoke wafted as his feet pushed into the old […]
The Chocolate Girl Once upon a time, in a land far away, at the top of the tallest mountains, was a small village that grew into a small country where they had the biggest banks that the nastiest people could hide their money in. It hadn’t always been that way. It had started out […]
She had this amazing face; proud, beautifully handsome, with angles that showed shadows of pain and hurts that could never be healed. It stopped him cold, and took his breath away. It wasn’t just beauty. It wasn’t about beauty. It was magnetically magical. He typed the words to her and she typed them […]
SURGEON So Mr. Johnson why do you want to have a penile implant? ROBBY JOHNSON That’s a good question doc. I just want more confidence, especially in court. SURGEON You’re a lawyer? ROBBY JOHNSON Yes. I’ve researched it and yourself, and I think you’re the man to do the job. SURGEON Do you have […]
One cold and blistery Christmas Eve, Santa brought his sleigh to a stop on the roof of a tiny house down the lane. The chimney was too small for Santa, but as you know, small or big, down the chimney he goes. Santa knew that in this house lived Laurie, a widow with six […]
CFN – She had a tragic yet beautiful face for someone so young. She’d been a waitress. A real waitress, not someone that had simply worked as one to get by. She had that special quality that born waitresses have, like prostitutes. She could put someone at ease while being dark,evil and only caring […]
CFN is proud of the written word and occasionally publishes short stories and poems. Tis being the season we are sharing a work by former Cornwall Resident and Author Roy Berger. Sadly another artist left our community leaving in us with barely much talent and for some weird reason too many haiku writers. Thanks […]
Once upon a time in a land with meandering waters and a moderately tall stinky mountain lived a goblin named Mikey. He had strange neurosis from being the shortest goblin in the village while having dreams of great things. He was noisy too racing around and chopping up other goblins and monkeys too. The other […]
I was supposed to make an announcement yesterday and delayed. Frankly I wrestled with whether to go public or not, but after much thought and consideration I have decided to be go through with the announcement. Some may know that my background isn’t journalism, but screen writing. It was my birthday gift to myself when […]
CORNWALL Ontario – Didn’t my mom and dad make cute babies? I turned the BIG 5-0 today. It’s bewildering. Frankly it kind of freaks me out. The 31st of July has spawned some odd and strange people. I share this day with Wesley Snipes and JK Rowlings; Evgeni Malkin and Ted Cassidy (Lurch […]
“You have the right to remain silent.” Those were the words that school teacher Bill Marcie kept hearing again and again. He was in shock. For over 30 years he had taught music and now here is was locked in a cage; his whole world changed forever. Everything was numb as his fingers felt […]
“…he said we’re going somewhere special, that he had something to show me.” “No!” “I know. I can’t talk. I have to get ready. I didn’t eat lunch. I’m just drinking this soda.” “Go, go. Call me and let me know what happened?” The phones clicked off and Wendy started to sift […]