All posts by George Walters

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.

Episode 82: Country Roads

Episode 82: Hi folks, and welcome to my 82nd Podcast. Today’s story is one that I am sure will capture your interest. It takes place way back when. A time … when a mind was open to things, be it fact or fiction. I hope you enjoy it. But before I go, I would like to let those know, that haven’t heard my podcasts, that you can listen to them all right here if need be. Just click on the link below. Take care and stay safe.

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What’s Happening November 18/2021

Good Morning! Once again, we are in the midst of some clouds here in Port Loring, Ontario. But the good news is, the temperature is still quite mild, sitting at 4.1 C | 39.38 F. It will warm up a bit as the day moves forward. If things goes to plan, we should see some sunshine tomorrow. Which would be nice. But no matter what way you look at things, our weather here in Port Loring is and has been exceptionally pleasant compared to other years, and we are coming into December. Highway 522 is quiet these days, which is a norm. At the moment it is bare and dry, so travelling will be good today. For my lovely wife and I, we wait for sunny days if we have to go to North Bay for groceries and things, as it makes the drive in just that much nicer. As many times as we have been to town, we never get tired of it, as it seems there is always something new to see. It’s as if Nature only wants us to see certain things at certain times. On another note, I finished up my painting in our back porch yesterday and got the weather stripping around the doors set into place. Today I am going to be working on a new story for my Newspaper Columns I write for, and if that goes well I will then get to working on another Podcast which comes out every Friday morning. And while talking about my Podcast, I would like to thank all those, once again, for letting me know how much they are enjoying my Podcasts. Also, I would like to mention I have had a problem with the Google Home Assistant relating to folks not being able to hear my Podcasts. But it is all fixed now. If you want to listen to my Podcasts on the Google Home now, as in the beginning. Just say!!! Hey Google, Play Just One More Story by George Walters and you should be all set. Not sure what went wrong, but they eventually fixed it. With that, I am off for my morning bowl of Oatmeal with my lovely wife, and will then see what the day has in store other than what I have planned. You just never know. Take care and stay safe. GW

All my books are available on my Amazon Author Page.

If you purchase a book, a brief Amazon review really helps new readers discover my work—it means a lot.

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In Closing, I Would Like to Wish You Well!

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What a world we live in

Political Correctness Run A muck

It snowed last night……

We received about 2 inches (ca. 5 cm) of snow yesterday and

8:00 am: I made a snowman.

8:10 – A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn’t make a snow woman.

8:15 – So, I made a snow woman.

8:17 – My feminist neighbour complained about the snow woman’s voluptuous chest saying it objectified women everywhere.

8:20 – The gay couple living nearby threw a hissy fit and moaned it could have been two snowmen instead.

8:22 – The transgender man.. women…person asked why I didn’t just make one snow person with detachable parts.

8:25 – The vegans at the end of the lane complained about the carrot nose, as veggies are food and are not used to decorate snow figures.

8:28 – I was being called a racist because the snow couple is white.

8:30 – I used food colouring to make one of the snow couple a different colour and be more racially inclusive.

8:37 – Then accused of using a black face on the snow-person.

8:39 – The middle eastern gent across the road demanded the snow woman be completely covered.

8:40 – The police arrived saying someone had been offended.

8:42 – The feminist neighbour complained again that the broomstick of the snow woman needed to be removed because it depicted women in a domestic role.

8:43 – The ‘council on equality’ officer arrived and threatened me with eviction.

8:45 – TV news crew from ABC showed up. I was asked if I know the difference between snowmen and snow-women? I replied “Snowballs” and am now a sexist.

9:00 – I was on the news as a suspected terrorist, racist, homophobic, and sensibility offender, bent on stirring up trouble during difficult weather

9:10 – I was asked if I have any accomplices. My children were taken by social services.

9:29 – Far left protesters offended by everything marched down the street demanding that I be arrested.

9:45 – The boss called and fired me because of the negative association with work that had been all over social media.

10:00 – I cry into my drink because all I wanted to do was build a snowman…

Moral: There ain’t no moral to this story. It is what this world has become …. Because of a Bunch of Snowflakes.

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In Closing, I Would Like to Wish You Well!

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What’s Happening November 17/2021

Good Morning! It’s a gloomy day here in Port Loring, Ontario. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at 0.4 C | 32.72 F. Overnight we did have some freezing rain but with the temperatures going to be well above freezing today, it won’t last long. Highway 522 is quiet these days and will remain that way till spring. It is also a bit slippery out there so care should be taken if out and about. Yesterday i did some painting in the house here and today I will be putting some weather stripping around the door in my back porch. So in other words just puttering around. In reality … not much happening in and around our small community these days. With that I am off for my morning bowl of oatmeal with my lovely wife, and will then see what the day has in store. Take care an stay safe. GW

All my books are available on my Amazon Author Page.

If you purchase a book, a brief Amazon review really helps new readers discover my work—it means a lot.

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In Closing, I Would Like to Wish You Well!

George Walters | [email protected]

What’s Happening? NOve16/2021

Good Morning! It’s a cloudy cool morning here in Port Loring, Ontario Canada. The temperature getting out of bed was sitting at -1.6 C | 29.12 F. It will warm up a touch as the day moves forward. We could see some sunshine off and on today, but tonight freezing rain will enter into the picture, and the roads could become quite slippery. If it gets cold enough we could see some snow of maybe an inch or so. So to be sure we will have to wait and see what tomorrow brings. Either way, tomorrow won’t be the best of days for travelling. Highway 522 is slowing down traffic wise with hunting season about over. Yesterday i worked in our back porch making some new trim for around the door and windows. I also lit the wood stove in my old woodworking shop for the first time this year. Felt good too. I have been starting our-wood furnace in the house now for the past week. There is nothing like wood heat to take out the dampness in a person’s body and the house. The trick is not to get it to hot. But over the years we have learned how to make that happen. Today I will be doing a bit of painting on the new trim I made which will look after the day. With that I am off for some home made waffles with an egg on top, that my lovely wife is making, and will then get to work. Take care and stay safe, this virus is rising a bit every day. GW

All my books are available on my Amazon Author Page.

If you purchase a book, a brief Amazon review really helps new readers discover my work—it means a lot.

Support my writing: Support My Writing

In Closing, I Would Like to Wish You Well!

George Walters | [email protected]