John Terpstra

Atonement

Seven stories, drifting in on the various currents of books, friends, newspapers, and TV, landing one beside the other

Disarmament

Uncle Leon's Letter

Poems first read on Sunday, June 6, 1999 at St. Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ontario, by John and Mary Terpstra, accompanied by Leanne Tees on the piano.

Beach

Tension

Art

Read November 8, 1998 at St. Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ontario, by John with Maggie Martineau and music performed by Estelle Joubert.

Two couples Four voices

The carpenter Joseph meditates on his condition

Mary ponders an unexpected pregnancy

Elizabeth, swelling

Zechariah writes on both sides of the paper

First read by Annette Abma, Jeffery Donaldson, Maggie Martineau nd John Terpstra on the first Sunday of advent, 29 November 1998 at MacNeill Baptist Church in Hamilton, Ontario for the ecumenical service hosted by the MacNeill, St. Paul's Anglican, Grace Lutheran Westdale United, and St. Cuthbert's Presbyterian churches.

Brendan Luck

Brendan Luck, 1

Brendan Luck, 2

Arbour

Needlecraft

Desert

Doors

Night Watch

To a Brother

Run

Caregiver

Neighbour

Birds

First read by Annette Abma, Jeffery Donaldson, Maggie Martineau nd John Terpstra on the first Sunday of advent, 29 November 1998 at MacNeill Baptist Church in Hamilton, Ontario for the ecumenical service hosted by the MacNeill, St. Paul's Anglican, Grace Lutheran Westdale United, and St. Cuthbert's Presbyterian churches.

Restoration

Restoration

Planetary Lives

Saying Goodnight