George Walters is a Canadian columnist and author with more than forty years of writing experience. For over twenty years he has written a weekly column for Postmedia Network — Canada's largest newspaper chain — never missing a single week, publishing fifty-two stories a year. Combined with his work in Reader's Digest Community Voices, World News, Country Living, The Country Register, and farm and rural lifestyle magazines across Canada, he has published well over two thousand stories drawn from everyday life.
He writes about farm work, fishing, old trucks, and the kind of people you only find in small towns — but just as likely he'll hand a voice to a weathered telephone pole, or turn his eye on something happening in the world today and tell you exactly what he thinks about it. No subject is off limits. If there's a story in it, George will find it.
He has been called a philosopher of everyday life, a description that came up more than once during his television appearances over the years — and it's not hard to see why. His writing has a way of making the ordinary feel worth sitting with.
He is the author of eleven books, including yearly short story collections and the Clay Moretti Files mystery series. Clay is a fifty-year-old private investigator who drives a 1967 Ford Galaxie, smokes cigars, and operates by a code the modern world gave up on a long time ago. The cases are present day. The man handling them is not. All titles are available in paperback and eBook on Amazon.
Together, George and his wife Ruth have also created Elmer Finds His Way, the first in what he hopes will be a long series of children's books. Ruth did all the illustrations, as she has for every one of George's books — and beyond that she designed and painted the covers as well. Her work is woven into every page of everything he has published.
A few words from readers:
"I pulled up a kitchen chair and read your story three times."
"You have a way of making a person homesick for a place they haven't been to."
"Thank you for writing things that make old people and kids feel the same way at the same time."
All my titles are available in paperback and eBook on Amazon.ca here.
Good Morning! It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. It will remain cloudy pretty well all day. The temperature waking up was sitting at 1.6 C | 34.88 F. It will warm up a few degrees as the day progresses. Yesterday we lost more of our snow, which is okay by me. And we are starting to see a wee bit of green instead of white for a change. Hmm, maybe I might have to think on getting our riding mower along with our walk behind ready for what’s to come. First though, we have to clean things up, as there are a lot of old dead branches that has come down from our pines over the winter. Lots to do this time of year. Highway 522 is bare and dry this morning, which will make travelling good. In saying that, if you have to go anywhere I would recommend you wearing your mask as this virus is catching up to a lot of folks. Better be safe than sorry. Some say it’s no worse than a cold. Some are very sick. And some have died. Myself, I prefer not to chance it.
With that, I am off for a boiled egg and a piece of toast that my lovely wife is making for me, and will then get to work in the woodworking shop. Got lots on the go these days with getting things ready for our gift shop. Take care and stay safe. GW
It’s a sunny morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. It is still cool with a touch of frost everywhere. The temperature waking up was sitting at -2.8 C | 26.96 F. It will warm up a lot as the day moves forward. We might be able to do some front porch sittin’ later on. Looking forward to it. Highway 522 is bare and dry, which will make travelling good today. The ice on the lakes are melting fast these days, I would say it’s about half gone. Still lots to go though, but this warm weather will make short work of it.
On another note, I have been working in the woodworking shop for the past few days getting things in order, along with making a few things that we need here in the house. It’s nice to be able to make your own items. Especially with the price of lumber these days. It’s crazy out there with what they are charging. Especially here in Canada, where we have trees galore and supposedly millions of people wanting jobs. Hard to figure.
I also put some wood in my shop stove with it being a bit cool along with the house furnace. Trying to save a bit of oil with the price of it being ridiculous. So with that I am off for a bowl of cereal that my lovely wife is making for me, and will then see what the day has in store, other than what I have planned. Oh, first I will feed our birds. Can’t forget them as they do give us a lot of enjoyment. Stay safe and have a great day. GW
I would also like to mention here this morning … That our home IS NOT FOR SALE. What happened was:. Some outfit in Spain has it on their website saying it is for sale, with pictures and everything, when it isn’t and there is no way we can get them to take it down without paying them, and you know as well as I do … that paying them isn’t the answer. I tried everything but they won’t do it.
They say it takes all kinds in this world of ours. I say this is one kind that we can do without. Anyway, I would appreciate it if you would spread the word. Ruth and I are very happy right where we are. Thanks and have a great day. GW