We returned to my father Lord Vlad's castle in high spirits. On the way I had been apprehended by the guards for what had occurred at the Iris Inn, but I paid all debts and damages from a tribute of gold I had received from the nobles of Ranvig Castle as a reward for freeing... Continue Reading →
The Choice
I think I stayed here forever as the sun began to sink and the sky became red. Until piercing screams startled me. I stood, and the bird held my brother in the sky from the torso and the shoulders, only wearing a white chemise. He looked down at me. "Brother, help me!" I trembled in... Continue Reading →
A Mutual Favor
On the seventh day of entering the forest, my horse hit a giant, sharp rock, whinnied in pain and threw me forward. I hit the floor with a thud and yelled. I turned to my horse, raised my fist, and shouted. "What the hell was that for, you bloody beast?!" The horse turned around and... Continue Reading →
The Hunt
We rode for a few hours before reaching a crossroads, where a vendor stood beside a small light wooden wheelbarrow, filled with pots, pans and cutlery. He was a large, burly man wearing a beaver hat and a light red buttoned shirt and sporting a black mustache. He waved at us, but we ignored him.... Continue Reading →
Waking Up
The darkness parted away like a curtain, revealing a long wooden room, filled with tables and chairs. The image flickered and took a while to form. I had just woken up and could not remember where I was or what I was doing there. However, the glass bottles beside me on the round table indicated... Continue Reading →
The Legend of the Magibird
A fantasy short story I wrote for a university English course inspired and based on a Slavic folklore tale. This story follows two brothers who are looking for something but have lost their way. However, one of them discovers a mysterious magical bird, and they resolve to follow it. It will be a long and... Continue Reading →
Canada from 1945 to 1995
At the end of the war, Canada had plentiful wealth and was in a powerful position. Anxieties of a postwar decline and large-scale unemployment were shown to be unwarranted, as the industrial war apparatus, designed by C.D. Howe, the federal Munitions and Supply Minister, was smoothly shifted to regular, peacetime use. Not only did the... Continue Reading →
Canada in the early 20th century
Canada entered the 20th century with indefinite wealth and advancement. Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier's government continued building the railway and by 1914 it reached both coasts. While diplomatic relationships began to form with the rest of the world Britain directed most of Canada's international relationships, and Canadians started to get sick of being beholden to... Continue Reading →
Canadian Confederation
The wake of the War of 1812 instilled in Canadians new feelings of dynamism and self-determination. As the economy prospered, settlers in Upper Canada started to take a closer look at Britain's political and economic place in the colonies. Similar inquiries were being made in Lower Canada but for separate reasons: French Canadians bitterly criticized... Continue Reading →
British Canada
When the British took over Canada, few people cared in France. New France, which Voltaire had described as merely "a few acres of snow", had turned into a stinging liability for French administrators and they were more relieved than upset at its loss from the French empire. The period's political elite also thought that the... Continue Reading →
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