Tag Archives: Prince Edward Island

“At war with all wild things”: A Settler’s Reflections on C.S.Lewis and Indigenous Spaces (Iași, Romania)

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Brenton Dickieson

It is chilly and pouring rain here in Prince Edward Island … normal weather for the week of Remembrance Day. Anne of Green Gables and I both love Island Octobers, but I struggle with the dying-dark and dreary days of … Continue reading →

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My New Role at the University of Prince Edward Island (or How to Beat the Summer Heat in the Land of Anne of Green Gables)

Posted on August 12, 2025 by

Hello, dear readers! My wife and I are escaping a beautiful but intensely hot high afternoon in a tourist cafe in the Land of Anne of Green Gables (Cavendish, PEI). We are camping on our Island’s magical North Shore (read … Continue reading →

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Join us for “Reading Anne of Green Gables as Fantasy”: November SPACE Short Course

Posted on October 25, 2024 by

We are rereading the iconic Anne of Green Gables as if it were a fantasy book rather than as realistic youth fiction in a Signum SPACE course. Includes details and links to sign up. Continue reading →

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Living in a World with Octobers: An Anne of Green Gables Greeting from Prince Edward Island

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Brenton Dickieson

It is another gorgeous and breezy October day here in Prince Edward Island. Our Autumns usually begin about the third week of August: the evenings turn cool while fine days are punctuated with ocean storms. An early tilt to Fall … Continue reading →

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Reading Anne of Green Gables as Fantasy: October SPACE Short Course Ready for Launch! (With Sign-up Links)

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Brenton Dickieson

It’s a “Go” for Launch! I am taking Anne of Green Gables to SPACE! Well, sort of. Last month, I pitched a course idea to Signum University’s SPACE program. SPACE is an online, interactive, non-credit short course program for adult lifelong … Continue reading →

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