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Xander Axeton is a first-time writer. And his is no ordinary story. Xander has always loved books. A girl he met, when they were in his teens, would later become his wife. The two of them have always shared a love for reading books and listening to audio books, in particular in the genre of 'dark romantasy' and fantasy. Almost always the books were written from a female point of view. At some poin...

What if Anna was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease? Or, were the nightmares simply the result of emotional and physical fatigue from juggling a demanding career, long-distance relationship with her adult children, and helping the family care for her increasingly frail mother? But what if an ominous element was encircling Anna? How else had a startling holograph will from a beloved uncle w...

Connie Lafleur Bailey is a speaker, writer, teacher and entrepreneur. She has been married to her best friend, Trevor for over 35 years. They live on 66 acres in a rural community of Ontario, Canada. She is mom to two adult children with two amazing daughter-in-laws. She was blessed with her first grandson in 2024. After pursuing a career as an accountant, she left the corporate world in 2019. She...

A New Way Forward now has 6 books – the series is complete, some thick and some thin, depending on subject. Book 1. A Spiritual Approach to Old Ideas Book 2. Understanding Spiritual Concepts Book 3. Manifestation – How to Change Your Life Book 4. Reincarnation – Your Spiritual Gift Book 5. From Darkness into Light Book 6. Your Energy Systems – Auras, Chakras, and Meridians These books present new...

What happens when a stolen credit card becomes a reason to risk everything? When Matt Rosso, a cautious Canadian academic, discovers a mysterious international flight charged to his credit card, he expects a routine fraud investigation and a quick resolution. Instead, a name emerges — Ezekiel Azuta — and with it, a strange, unsettling pull that refuses to let him go. What begins as a clerical erro...

Shirley is only five years old when she is taken away by the Indian agent to live at a residential school. She loves learning, but she is not there by choice. From the first day walking up the long, lonely stone steps of the school building, life is hard and full of rules. Separated from her brothers and sisters, she is truly on her own.  Shirley is very brave, but there is no one she loves to hol...

Sachia first gained exposure sharing her experiences with suicide loss and healing on TikTok as Juststay4anotherday, although she is no newcomer to writing and divulging her adventures on paper. Sachia created her first piece of literature at the young age of 13, so it is no surprise that she launched her first official novel THE PATH. With a sequel already in the works, this astonishing author ha...

Can the creatures of the night finally learn to share the day? The cost of the endless fighting between lycan, vampire, and human has been in blood. The death and suffering spread by predator going up against prey has been enough to sate even the thirstiest vampire—until one vampire queen asked, “What if we didn’t have to fight?” Isabella Castellanos is heir to that legacy; a fragile peace, the fi...

Chief orthopedic resident, Dr. Rylan Fraser, knows she’s in for a bad on-call night when she arrives in the trauma bay to find a young father barely holding on after a major motorcycle accident. It’s the eve of Thanksgiving, so staffing is thin, but things slide further downhill when she learns her junior resident is AWOL and the blizzard raging outside has stranded her supervising attending in a...

STONE JOURNEY is my decade’s old reflection in print about my diagnosis of stage 3 rectal cancer, the devastation, uncertainty, fear, guilt, hopelessness that came along with it. I grieved for my health as well as the profound sadness my family endured. To make matters worse, four months after diagnosis and during chemotherapy and radiation, I found a lump in my right breast which was another prim...

Hey there — I’m Marcy. I’m a northern Ontario girl with mud on my boots, stardust in my planner, and a habit of turning “one day” into “how about now?” Bucket & Go wasn’t born in a boardroom with a coffee in hand. It was born somewhere between palliative care night shifts, roadside pit stops, and kitchen table travel plans that started with, “What if we just said screw it and went?” After 26 y...

Peter Vaudry has a published book, ‘Kindness is Sault Ste. Marie’ . Peter found that he often thought about the many kindnesses he has experienced over his lifetime. He realized and appreciated the huge role those acts of kindness played in his life. He chose the title, “Kindness is Sault Ste. Marie” to capture all of that in its totality. When asked about his reasons for writing ‘Kindness is Saul...

Jeffrey Ivan Wright has lived many years in a strange world. It’s an escape place in his mind where the characters are not from here. That fantasy world has made its way to the written word in the form of a book. Jeffrey’s first book, Chains Of Kings , is a work of fiction with plans that it will be the first in a trilogy. Jeffrey is a musician by trade, founder of an entertainment business, Jeffr...

‘The Thinking Chair’ is a departure from his previous books, ones where Frank featured different, often dynamic Sault cultural histories, human migration stories, and hockey world legacies. In his new offering, Frank draws upon his long Sault community building experience, successful 40 year legal career, and later in life doctoral studies (PhD, Community Organizations, Bristol University, UK). ‘T...

Alyson MacLeod , CHC is a 7-time International Bestselling Author/Publisher (Soulful Living Publishing), award-winning transformation coach, and human potential specialist with over three decades of experience empowering women worldwide. She specializes in helping executive and entrepreneurial women over 40 navigate the mental, physical, and emotional challenges of peri- to post-menopause — and ri...

Shannon Vit helps athletes, teams, and high performers strengthen their mindset to unlock their full potential. Through proven techniques in sports psychology, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), and mental skills training, she guides clients to build confidence, improve focus, overcome performance blocks and thrive under pressure. Proven Mindset Strategies for Athletes, Coaches, and Parents This...

Vanessa Ferlaino is a two-time award-winning author, host of The Human Challenge, and founder of The Being Human Foundation. As a Certified 200-hr Mindfulness Teacher — Professional Level (CMT-P), she specializes in trauma-informed offerings and social justice. She holds numerous board positions and offers free mentorship to returning citizens with a history of incarceration. Vanessa is humbled by...

Makayla Webkamigad was commissioned in 2023 to write for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. “This poem is very special to me and is my first published piece. I wrote this, as a love letter to my nieces, being truthful about our family, but also being gentle, in the important role of an auntie. Nowadays there are a lot of negative connotations behind that word, Auntie. I wanted to us...

Alison McGauley was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and attended both Sir James Dunn C. & V.S. and the Sault Collegiate Institute. After earning a BAH in Psychology from the University of Guelph and a BEd from Western University, Alison began her teaching career in 2005. She earned her reading specialist certification and is currently a special education resource teacher. “As an...

Shelly Nelson Bond has long been a writer as part of her academic career as a Professor in the Child and Youth Care Program at Sault College. And now she is a published author (Tagona Press) of her first children’s book, Daisy’s Journey , a compilation of three short stories that explore some of the mental health issues children and youth face that are now so prevalent in contemporary society. The...

Justin Jack Bear is a Metis-Anishinaabe Scottish-English Canadian entrepreneur born in Calgary, AB, grew up in Sault Ste Marie, ON, and is now based in Vancouver, BC. “Jack Bear” is a trade name honouring all of his cultures. He is a proud member of the Garden River First Nation in Ontario.  Justin is a former varsity athlete, now wearing many hats, and founded Jack Bear Legacy Pictures based in V...

Randy Russon has released his second book, More Tales Of An Old Hockey Writer . Randy is a long-time sportswriter and sportscaster in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and currently with Sault This Week as its sports editor. His first job was with CKCY 920 Radio, hired by then station director, Paul Leonard, in the mid 1970s. That is its own story. Randy’s knowledge of the Sault Ste. Marie hockey scene a...

Imagine starting your day just like you do every day, expecting to see the same old things. But what if one day everything changed? What strange and unusual things do you think you would see? Let your imagination take over as Max discovers more than just leaves and birds in the trees. On this day he will introduce you to many different fish of all different colours, doing different things, all whi...

With an emphasis on creative writing, The Algomian is an online platform that gives emerging and seasoned artists a place to share their work with the world. The Algomian features poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction sketches, one-act plays, visual art, music, cartoons, book reviews, and writer’s tips. With a focus on new and emerging voices, the journal aims to provide the Algoma community...

Carey Smith, first time novelist, is from a small Northern Ontario town. With the support of her husband and her 2 adult children creating this fictional actionpacked novel has been on her bucket list and has been a topic of conversation for over 20 years. With her love of crime shows, Carey draws on her personal connection to Northern Ontario in hopes to make the novel as realistic as possible. T...