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If you are contemplating a business opportunity in the literary world, contact us today to learn more about starting and operating a retreat in your area.
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Retreat for sale in Canada.
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Life along the border Stanstead area is full of surprises with museums, cultural centres and workshops
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Stanstead - "Back in the 1970s, there was a real artistic fermentation around the border region," says John Mahoney, a resident of Stanstead township. "Land was cheap, and writers, poets and painters started moving into the area. They could afford to raise their families here, and they really added to Stanstead's cultural diversity." [ Full story ] |
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Seven Days of Christmas in the Pocket
By Bobbie Smith - Thursdaynightcafe Web site, 2004. |
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Stanstead
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3am on Christmas Eve, I sit straight up in bed coughing. Stubbornly, my dry
throat croaks at me for water. Just
as stubbornly, I fight back. If I relax, this irritant will go away. Admittedly,
I was a little shy about rummaging around for water in the mini-fridge
downstairs available to the writers in residence. Yes, I am one, but it’s only
my second night here and at 3am who wants to be caught lurking about in
housecoat and slippers, hacking in someone else's establishment? |
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Writers'
Retreat brings calm, creativity |
| Stanstead - Not many know that Stanstead is home to one of the most highly regarded writers’ retreats in the province. While there may be other retreats available to promising talent, The Writers’ Retreat of Stanstead is the only one in Québec that not only provides a peaceful refuge for creativity, but is also dedicated to literary creation. [ Full story ] |
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Call
Me Ishmael, for $3,250 |
...of Fine Arts program who runs a retreat called Under the Volcano in Tepoztlán, takes a serious approach and invites authors like Grace Paley and Russell Banks ... [ Full story ] |
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Lessons
learned at a writer's retreat |
It had been awhile since I had taken the time to just look at tadpoles.
You know how life gets - the wild whirlwind of activity that sometimes excites you and other times makes you feel like you're losing your grip.
On this particular afternoon last month, about 1,000 miles away from home, I was riding a bicycle along the green pathway in Québec, Canada. The view was beautiful: wide open fields, numerous trees, houses, quiet streets. [ Full story ] |
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