(As a little writing challenge, I have decided to create a lexicon of musings… This is the first instalment.)
Today I listened to a radio recording of Stuart McLean’s Christmas special.
Stuart worked in various capacities for CBC radio over 40 years. The Vinyl Café was a much-loved show that focused around his heart-warming story-telling. This broadcast was recorded live last year, just before he took a leave of absence for cancer treatments. His last words on the show:
See you next year!
But that was not to be. He passed away some time after that recording. Today’s broadcast was poignant – a celebration of his warm-hearted presence on the airwaves, and in people’s hearts, for all those years.
Hearing his voice today I acknowledged his presence, and felt his absence.
