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Watching our kids grow up and fly the coop. Sharing space and time with a sweet succession of dogs – Franny, Zoey, Phoebe, and cousins Ellie and Chuck; horses – Bambi, Apollo, Nicky and Amigo; and even some chickens. And the two constants? The Grade Ten Chemistry Girl and writing, writing, writing. Because writing is in his bones, blood, DNA. Fifteen-hundred columns for Metroland. A hundred weekly sports humor columns for Sportsnet.ca. Reams of copy for The Sport Jesters, a website he created and hosted. Andy is currently working on three projects: Wild Life, a humorous homage/memoir to life in Moffat; The Party Line And Everything After, a novel set in the world of professional hockey that is set for publication in 2026; and Angels in the Architecture, due out this summer via Mosaic Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6789333b34a4f04a17ddcf65/3250f4bc-680d-40a9-9930-ba3a236568a8/AndyMaureen+Tent.jpeg Riffs - The long and winding road - Crusty Sports Editor to Anxious Andy: “Remember when I asked if you had any experience with sports photography and you said you did?” Sure, he remembered. “Well, your pics from the baseball game last night didn’t turn out. Next time experiment with taking the lens cap off…” Lens cap? Who knew? “And at night,” the editor added, “maybe use a flash…” Crusty Sports Editor: “Oh, and I read the column you wrote on spec. 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