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There are many reasons for writing a memoir. You may be feeling wistful about reaching a certain age. You may be retired with more time on your hands than you need. Maybe you want to leave your story behind for your children and grandchildren.

Write about what you know. Would-be writers are often given this advice. And Garry Ryan is proof that it works. Ryan knows Calgary. He was born here and has spent the majority of his life in the city.

In many ways, approaching retirement is like every other big thing you do in life. You get lots of advice from all kinds of people, but you really must live it in order to understand what it is all about.

Edmonton is a hotbed of country music and somehow it is perfectly fitting that Citadel Theatre’s current production is titled Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash. This Broadway jukebox musical, running to Aug.

The Death of Annie the Water Witcher by Lightning, by Audrey J. Whitson Sea of Cortez, by Garry Ryan Yup, Annie is dead all right. Sort of. More or less. But still growing toward a type of fulfilment.

The Death of Annie the Water Witcher by Lightning, by Audrey J. Whitson Sea of Cortez, by Garry Ryan Yup, Annie is dead all right. Sort of. More or less. But still growing toward a type of fulfilment.

As the weather changes and temperatures rise, June offers up some cool alternatives to the summer heat.

As the weather changes and temperatures rise, June offers up some cool alternatives to the summer heat.

Endless Hunger, by Kevin Weir Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, 264 pp., $19.95 (list; sale prices vary) No, it’s not a cookbook for the famished.

Endless Hunger, by Kevin Weir Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, 264 pp., $19.95 (list; sale prices vary) No, it’s not a cookbook for the famished.