Judith Thompson

A woman in a nursing home has seemingly made no impact on the world. Her secret is that she is actually the great Irish Warrior Queen Maeve, reincarnated into one of many deceptive forms. From her bedroom, she conjures memories of the final visits of her beloved grandson, Jake, and her daughter Georgia, who she treated with coldness and cruelty. She believes that she was responsible for Jake's death by overdose, though the truth is more complicated. When she replays Georgia's final visit, we witness a mother who could not love or even like her grown child, causing her daughter immense pain. We also witness her horrifying transformation into the warrior Queen Maeve, intent on destroying her enemies. Will she be able to face these difficult truths as a grandmother and mother, and make the choice to love before she dies? Queen Maeve intertwines magic with reality and asks what it means to face your "twilight years" with a sword in your hand.

In the debut novel of one of Canada’s leading playwrights, Judith Thompson brings us inside the mind of Ana, an eleven-year-old girl in a small American college town in the mid-1960s, who struggles to find the courage to tell the truth about the violent attack that led to the drowning of her best friend. She fears that her inability to speak up is why the Virgin Mary no longer appears to her before her frequent seizures. However, when her family moves to "the limestone city" of Kingston, Ontario, the ghost of her drowned friend appears to help Ana survive the violence she encounters there. In this coming of age story, Ana's resilience in the face of severe bullying and her life-threatening seizures, along with empowering friendships and a magical sexual awakening, transform her into a young woman who is finally ready to speak truth and take action, no matter the cost …

Tinkler's Quest is a spellbinding journey through magical storytelling paintings, weaving together art and poetry to inspire a deep connection with nature. Each richly layered image unlocks hidden stories, sparks memories, and invites readers of all ages to reflect on their role in protecting the world around them.Born from the community-driven spirit of Stow Stories, this book draws from the historic Tinkler's Meadow in Stowmarket, Suffolk, where a love for the land ignited a movement. Now, Tinkler's Quest carries that vision forward - across rivers, land, sea, and sand - celebrating nature's beauty, wildness, and healing power. Through words, art, and creativity, this book reminds us that every story told and every action taken, no matter how small, helps weave a future where the world is wilder, richer, and more alive.

A teenager is dead after facing harassment and cyberbullying. Two friends go camping, and one reveals a secret. A conflict between two band students erupts into violence. A refugee celebrates the new year in Canada. A bereaved teen joins her school volleyball team. Five fierce new plays from some of Canada's best playwrights reveal the passion, pain, humour, and hopes of young people in this exciting anthology of plays for high schools.

Since it was first published, the SCM Studyguide to Theological Reflection has quickly gained a reputation for being a vital and accessible guide to the subject for all who embark on it for the first time. This studyguide offers newcomers a step by step introduction to understanding what theological reflection is and helps them to explore which of the methods introduced best suits them and their particular situation. It is practical in emphasis, providing students with a wide variety of worked examples and opportunities to carry out their own exercises. This 2nd edition will bring the content up to date, offering a revised and improved bibliography and updated and refreshed examples and exercises, including new sections on scriptural reasoning and contemplative theology.

In Hedda Gabler, a recently married Hedda fights against the pressures of her new life and her own neuroses, coming to terms with an untimely choice. Against the backdrop of a family drama, Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia gives voice to the women who were silenced during the Bosnian War, examining a cultural trauma and its place in our collective history.

A new play from revered playwright Judith Thompson, inspired by the life of disability rights activist Harriet McBryde Johnson. Julian is a bestselling author and fervent supporter of euthanasia. Elora, a lawyer and disability rights activist who has never walked a step in her life, is the counter-argument. So it comes as a shock, especially to Elora, when the two find themselves acutely attracted to one another.

A collection of three earlier, hard-to-find plays, from renowned Canadian playwright Judith Thompson. Includes: White Biting Dog, a poetic black comedy about a divorced lawyer contemplating suicide; I Am Yours, a harrowing story about a group of characters on the brink of despair; and Pink, a moving monologue set in 1970s South Africa following a violent protest.

Ministry, the authors contend, is a range of energies freely bestowed by the Spirit. Our task is to channel it mindfully and reflectively. Through the use of imaginative exercises based on scripture, focusing exercises directed at practical situations, and theological reflection that is rooted in the authors' own experience of ministry as Anglican priests, the following 'colours' of the ministerial rainbow are explored: • The Apostle: Mindful Representing, the Christlike shape of ministry. • The Holy One: Mindful Praying, the still centre of ministry. • The Pastor: Mindful Serving, the hard-working body of ministry. • The Teacher: Mindful Nurture, the wise soul of ministry • The Leader: Mindful Organising, the overseeing mind of ministry. • The Go-Between: Mindful Collaboration, Conviviality and Communication, the interlinking and encouraging hands of ministry. • The Herald of Good Tidings: Mindful Evangelism, the swift, urgent feet of ministry. • The Liberator: Mindful Subversion, the courageous heart of ministry.

A searing triptych of three monologues all exposing the ugly truth behind the headlines of the current situation in Iraq. In America, a disgraced female soldier defends the chaotic events that took place in Abu Ghraib prison. In England, weapons inspector David Kelly confronts the human consequences of lies that spiralled out of control. And in Baghdad, a mother tells the story of a country that no longer exists. This gripping play strips away the modern myths of war to imagine three people who are all, in different ways, preparing to take their place in history…

Mapleview Lanes--address of "The Canadian Dream." The newest resident_a group home for troubled teens. There goes the neighborhood. Disturbing and touching, funny and heartbreaking, this is classic Judith Thompson.

In the course of an afternoon's reuinion between two long-estranged women, a buried memory, and two teenager's wild secret, slams into the present. "Thompson has the best ear of any playwright now writing in Canada."-Carole Corbeil, "The Globe & Mail"