Jas Faulkner
Jas Faulkner is a minimally socialised writer and artist who lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee. She hearts her attitude problem.
Author's Posts
The Final Buzzer Sounds For Stompin' Tom Connors
March 7th, 2013 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor Gaet Lepine, the Timmins bartender who gave Connors his start as a professional musician, would remain a friend and collaborator of the performer for the rest of his life. Maintaining such a connection over the years was typical of Stompin' Tom Connors. An important part of his larger...
Book Review: Face-Off At The Alamo
February 13th, 2013 In the 22nd installment of Roy MacGregor's Screech Owls series, Face-Off At The Alamo, the gang heads to San Antonio, Texas for an invitational tournament that puts them at odds with dirty teams and grittier villains. For the uninitiated, MacGregor's series of chapter books for tween to teen readers combines the best of old school...
The Long Pond Heritage Classic Takes Hockey Back To Its Roots
February 8th, 2013 If they and by extension, you are a hockey fan, you'll want to visit Long Pond in Windsor, Nova Scotia. At first blush it might look like any other natural pond. Depending on the season, you'll see a stretch of still water or ice surrounded by trees. Near the pond is a small, square sign, a comparatively humble indicator of the...
Dropping the Gloves: New Captains, LAK's Ring and Banner.
January 21st, 2013 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editrix The NHL is back! There were some pretty nice moments during opening week. O Captains, Our Captains! A few teams named new captains before opening day. In Philly, EA spokemodel, Claude Giroux, proved he was more than a pretty face when he accepted the C from Flyers GM, Paul Holmgren. In an...
Dropping the Gloves: The Bolts Recharge, USAH Sleds to NC
January 14th, 2013 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor While a few of the NHL faithful eschewed sleep in order to get the earliest possible word about the CBA talks, the rest of of North America stretched, yawned and blinked, fuzzy mouthed and bleary-eyed as gleeful fanatics caroled about the long national nightmare being over. "Hockey is BACK!"...
Dropping the Gloves: Now What?
January 6th, 2013 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor and general purpose grouch In the last 117 days, the big stories of the season happened at locations that are not normally associated with North American major league hockey. While NHL franchises scrambled to stay in the public eye with charitable activities and opportunities to skate where...