One could spend a great deal of time working out exactly what characteristics unite the various Persons of LWON. (Most Readers of LWON, we cheerfully assume, have more pressing projects to hand.) Our newest LWON-ian, Jessa Gamble, proves emphatically that the link isn’t geographical, by living far enough north that most of us would require a polar reporting fellowship to visit. She spends her time in Yellowknife writing with humor, insight and gently removed grace about, among other things, northern lands, southwestern languages and that most delightful of human pursuits, sleep. Her first post is Wednesday morning, and we think you’ll like her very much.
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Image: Study for Tom Thomson’s “Northern Lights,” c. 1916. National Gallery of Canada, www.gallery.ca
Love the art, and looking forward to the next Canadian LWON posting!