Field Notes ~ Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

First published in The Oxford Journal on Wednesday, January 16 by Sara Mattinson. Elaina Kaizer has high blood pressure and “wonky” bloo...

These medallions, as my husband's family calls them, are from World War One. They belonged to my mother-in-law's Aunt Jean (born ...

In the farm field next to our home.

First published in The Oxford Journal on Wednesday, January 9, by Sara Mattinson. A website for caregivers called onmemory.ca has this f...

It's not that I am anti-technology -- computers and email and the Internet have been amazing for writers -- it's that I remain wary ...

Whenever I start to feel that living in rural Nova Scotia is hurting my writing career because I simply don't get to meet people who can...

First published in the December 19, 2012, issue of The Oxford Journal by Sara Mattinson: It’s cold inside the small white building that ...