Archive - Bill Templeman's Writing on Substack

Israelis and Palestinians are both trapped by the dangerous fantasies of history

The illusions, projections and selective histories of both sides have brought us to the current moment. These narratives compete with one another, but…

Jan 9 •

November 2023

Memories of a World War I veteran

Unlike most of his peers, this vet was a talker. The stories he told me when I was a 7-year old still matter...from an article in the Peterborough…

Nov 11, 2023 •

October 2023

A Covid hangover discovery: recovery is a process, not an event

Testing negative has not been a passport to full recovery. While a negative test is good news, it is not the end of the movie.

Oct 27, 2023 •

Covid: A patient's confession (Part 4): A mediocre recovery?

3 days ago I got my passport to what used to the be called normal: a negative test. My symptoms have receded but I am still pathetically weak. Meanwhile…

Oct 20, 2023 •

Covid: A patient's confession (Part 3) & a loyal dog.

Am now entering my 3rd week of Covid. Am slowly recovering. I have nothing to whine about. The world is another matter.

Oct 12, 2023 •

Covid: A patient's confession (Part 2) & and a cautious climbing career

After getting all the jabs and avoiding the virus for 3.5 years, the bug finally caught up to me. Now I’ve got it. A few thoughts on entering the 2nd…

Oct 3, 2023 •

Covid: A patient's confession (Part 1) & a long-neglected love affair...

After getting the jabs and avoiding the virus for 3.5 years, the bug finally caught up to me. Felt lethargic for a week, then tested positive on Sep…

Oct 1, 2023 •

September 2023

Is our democracy sliding towards fascism? Can we save ourselves?

What can we learn from one year –1923-- in the chaotic unravelling of the Weimar Republic? The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Democracy must…

Sep 21, 2023 •

Never underestimate the gifts that are waiting to discover us when we surrender to being hopelessly lost. A memory from a 1993 cycling trip in France.

Sep 4, 2023 •

August 2023

15-2 & a Pair is 4: A Canoe Trip to Cribbage Ignominy Sweetened by a Taste of Paradise

The many defeats I suffered last week in crib melted against the remarkably untrammelled beauty of the French River coast of Georgian Bay

Aug 21, 2023 •

ARE WE SLEEP-WALKING TOWARDS THE NEXT WORLD WAR?

Roy Woodbridge's book, “The Next World War: Tribes, Cities, Nations and Ecological Decline” is a wake-up call that, given the climate events of 2023, we…

Aug 11, 2023 •

This Party Will Win the Next Federal Election: Meet the NOTAs*

* None Of The Above -- An earlier version of this article ran in the London Free Press in 2015. The NOTAs have won every federal election this century.

Aug 2, 2023 •

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