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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
CFN – Here is your latest excerpt of Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge! Thank you everyone that keeps pestering me to finish this damn thing! I get so little time to work on this project and just keep flipping through pages. Tonight’s excerpt was written last year. Here goes and feel free to […]
Yes, it’s that time for another excerpt from Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge. You guys have been patient, but it’s hard to write creatively while running a newspaper! More will be coming soon and more DTUCB news as well! Happy 2013! j Excerpt 1 – B – Version 3 “We don’t get asked for […]
This is an excerpt from a draft of Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge. A novel by Jamie Gilcig. Sorry for being late with this excerpt, but it’s been a crazy crazy last few weeks. Please note that this material may not be suitable for children and certain tight asses. The names have been changed […]
CFN – I know. I’m really bad. Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge should have been finished for last December, but an awful lot of stuff has happened since then! DTCB is currently being rejigged. While a book still will be coming out I’m actually doing the screenplay first. Here is a tiny […]
CFN – As some of you know I’ve been working on my second novel; Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge. It’s been an interesting and challenging process. I had to scrap my first draft and start over from scratch, and am also working on the screenplay as that’s my forte . (more […]
Cornwall ON – Jay Schwartz just turned in the 2nd official test cover for my new novel, Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge which comes out on Amazon Kindle and other fine E- Book retailers just in time for Christmas! Due to demand and interest I am very proud to announce that we will be […]
Cornwall ON – Here is a test look at the cover for “Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge” my new novel which I’m hard at work on in between posting news stories. We’ll be posting some other test covers and would love your feedback. Feel free to post here or email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com. […]