About

Substack asked what categories I fit into - and I had to pick two from a list. I settled on Politics and Culture. As wide as those categories are I still felt restricted. I have lived a long and active life and to cram everything I experienced into two categories requires more than just a little imagination. Academically speaking, Political Science, Environmental Studies, and Business Admin are where my qualifications reside, but circumstance has involved me in many strange and challenging activities. Thankfully, I tried to record what I learned along the way. Praise be to word processors.

Writing is almost an obsession for me and my goal in writing is clarity. I would guess that sounds deadly dull to most people, but I find it exciting because so few writers actually achieve clarity while being both informative and engaging.

As an essayist writing something that benefits the reader is the ultimate - along with writing it in a way that attracts the largest audience. I have spent seventy plus years looking for that level of usefulness, not just so I can be proud of it but because it helps me, personally, make sense out of living. Now, as my clock ticks down, the task is to share what I have learned in as clear and readable a fashion as I am able. Personally, it's tough because I am so poor at marketing. My ego tells me to speak out but my shyness tells me it’s best not to let anyone hear it - a bad combination by any measure, which I am trying to overcome. Don’t be afraid to let me know how I’m doing.

Ross Urquhart

Lytton BC