A collection of columns in The Montreal Gazette and The Toronto Star by popular, personal journalist Eve McBride.PUB-COMMENT: This extraordinary book was a finalist for the Stephen Leacock Award in 1996,and is now in its second printing. Eve McBride is a sought-after speaker in schools and in adult gatherings, as well as a popular journalist for The Gazette.AUTHCOMMENT: One day, in the spring of 1982, coming home on the train from Cobourg, Ontario, where my parents had a farm, I had a flashback of the Yukon so sharp, so poignant, I had to write it down. Lacking paper, I used my cheque book (a habit I still have to this day) and started to scribble. I had a crucial revelation on that train. I realized that I had stories that wanted out. But more importantly, I realized I didn"t need to hear from any agent; I didn"t need to wait for a casting call for words to assert themselves. I needed only solitude, and a pencil and paper.