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Below are links to some of my published stories. I hope you enjoy reading them.
- "The Diary of a Little Immigrant" is a "diary" of my first year in Canada. It tells of the immigrant experience from the viewpoint of a 9-year old. The story can be found on the Pier 21 website. To read it,
click here.
It was also printed in Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal (Vol. XXXIII, No. 2, 2001) University of Calgary.
The short story "Mom´s Hair Brush" appeared in "Mature Year´s" magazine. You can read it by
clicking here.
Year 2004 marked the 60th anniversary of Yrjö Kokko´s much-applauded book, Pessi ja Illusia. To read my article on Yrjö Kokko, published in the August 2004 issue of "Finnish American Reporter",
click here.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the publication of Pessi ja Illusia, I translated the first chapter of the book for the "Journal of Finnish Studies". To read it,
click here.
The article "Stamp Collecting for Toddlers" appeared in "Parent and Pre-schooler" as well as in the "ParenTeacher" e-zine. To read it,
click here.
The anthologies below also contain my writings. They are available from Aspasia Books of Beaverton, Ontario, Canada.
To access their website,
click here.
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Sweating with Finns, Sauna Stories from North America
This anthology is written mainly by Finns in Canada and USA. It contains photos, stories, articles and poems of sauna culture and experience. The very last entry on page 115 is
"Little Sauna in the Woods"
, a story from my childhood days in the village of Longlac in Northern Ontario.
The book is edited by Raija Warrkentin et al. and contains 245 pages.
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Connecting Souls, Finnish Voices in North America
This anthology has stories and poems by Finnish writers in North America. Among them you will find five of my poems, starting on page 102.
The book is edited by Varpu Lindström and Börje Vähämäki, and contains 225 pages.
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All Hearts Have Feelings
This is a collection of poems by one-time Finnish Studies students at the University of Toronto. The first seven poems, starting on page 7, are mine.
The book is edited by Harry Gustafsson and contains 64 pages.
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