it was not my fault ...

Last night at Brandon's funky and independent little bookstore, Pennywise Books on Rosser, owner/operator Keith invited his customers (and the public) to come to a book reading by Winnipeg author, Michael Van Rooy, who began by reading from his latest book "Your Friendly Neighbourhood Criminal"

Following the reading came the usual question and answer period with the small handful of people present, then over coffee (Fair Trade of course !!), a casual conversation ensued that was described by Keith as "visiting" ... it was an evening well spent.

The reading was entertaining, and lead to the purchase of Michael's books for reading this fall ... but more importantly, as the conversation turned to criminal activity, Michael, and those present encouraged me to write the story of the criminal acts that dramatically altered the trajectory of my life and left a wake of debris and unresolved grief across a broad swath of Western Manitoba ...

This morning I awoke with the realization that the story needs to be told ... and my journey to wholeness will never be fully realized until I share the truth about what has happened, instead of letting the toxic lies and manipulations continue to prevail ...

Today standing outside in the pre-dawn darkness with Flute, waiting for her to stop playing in the leaves and do her morning business, I felt more strongly than EVER before the yearning to write ... and the story of what happened in Minnedosa began to tell itself within me ...

Snippets and echoes of what happened, and the hell that was unleashed in a quiet prairie town began to roil within me ... voices whispered and cried out ... scenes unfolded and the stage was set ... this morning the pen is poised over the blank parchment, and the story is ready to unfold ...

The only challenge now is to find the time and space to record it ...

Stay tuned ...
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