We used to build beautiful things
One of the reasons people travel to historic places throughout Europe, and North America is to see the architecture that was created...
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Helen Escott
- Oct 19
- 1 min
Operation Masonic Mystery & History walking Tour of the Ecclesiastical District of St. John’s
Take a fascinating mystery and history walking tour in the St. John’s Ecclesiastical District National Historic Site of Canada featured...
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Helen Escott
- Oct 3
- 2 min
Time to cozy up to fall fiction
Exciting things are happening in October! Operation Masonic Walking Tour Go back to the scene of the murder! Sun, Oct 15, 2023 3:00 PM -...
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Helen Escott
- Jun 29
- 4 min
Conversation With My Bladder in the Fitting Room
Why don’t ladies fitting rooms have a washroom in the area? Is it because they were designed by men who don’t have to deal with over...
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Helen Escott
- Jun 1
- 8 min
There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us
If my mother had been born in Hollywood, she could have easily been a movie star. I could picture her as a teenager with her long black...
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Helen Escott
- May 24
- 2 min
Why I want the next group of politicians to come from the arts.
I want an author for Minister of Education. I want someone who loves our own story to tell it. I want someone who knows our true history...
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Helen Escott
- Apr 13
- 2 min
Local Author Finalist for Best Book in Atlantic Canada
Award-winning author Helen C. Escott has been announced as a finalist for the 2023 Best Atlantic-Published book award by the Atlantic...
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Helen Escott
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
HELEN C. ESCOTT’S OPERATION MASONIC
(By Krystyn Hayden) St. John’s, the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador, is undoubtedly one of the oldest settlements in all of...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 25, 2022
- 4 min
Why were the Germans obsessed with Newfoundland during WWII?
Some evidence suggests that Hitler, at least briefly, considered an assault on Newfoundland as part of a larger campaign against the...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 21, 2022
- 3 min
Did you miss the memo on Women’s History Month in Canada?
Yes? Me too. I don’t remember seeing advertisements for parades. I didn’t get ask to donate to a women’s charity at the supermarket....
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Helen Escott
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
Hey hotel chains! Women travel too.
I love travel. And I really love a good hotel room But I continue to be disappointed. Sure, the hotel room is nice. It is decorated...
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Helen Escott
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min
Pandemics and fashion: Are we ready to throw away our corsets and bedazzled face masks!
We are not the first generation to experience a pandemic that forced us to stay home in our pajamas, wear masks and rethink how we...
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Helen Escott
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
How to be an author. Write what you know
Isn’t that what we are told? To be a good writer you must write what you know… but… what do we know? I know a lot of things that people...
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Helen Escott
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Win a signed copy of Operation Trafficked
Get the first chapter of bestseller Operation Trafficked for free & you could win a signed copy by registering for 'A Novel Idea' Helen...
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Helen Escott
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
What happens when your oxygen is cut - Of self-care and cold showers
Before a plane takes off, the flight attendant will take you through the safety rules. One of the things she will show you is what to do...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Minnie May 2010 -2021 A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than she loves herself. I have heard people say they would...
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Helen Escott
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
I want to be the night-mayor (pronounced nightmare) of St. John’s
Being the mayor of the city of St. John’s can’t be an easy job. Who would want it? I certainly wouldn’t. Your day would be filled with...
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Helen Escott
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
Let’s agree right now that the middle seat on a plane is not coming back
Everybody is talking about how excited they are to go back to travelling once the pandemic ends. That’s all I hear when I run into...
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Helen Escott
- Mar 2, 2021
- 4 min
A Stroke of Bad Luck
I reach down and ran my hand along my calf. I should have shaved my legs that day. The funny things you think about when you’re sitting...
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Helen Escott
- Mar 2, 2021
- 4 min
Destroy Your Children’s Dreams Now Before it’s too Late
When I was young, we used to have a piano in our living room. And I loved dinging away on that piano to my mother’s great dismay. I went...
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