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minutes, another dozen sold. The more talks I give, the more

I wonder if I could milk this prostate cancer thing by flicking open my guitar case and strumming a few chords. However, I rather doubt this would have the same panache. Besides, sometimes people see someone with a guitar and actually expect him to play tunes. Imagine that. Timing being everything, this first

issue of Bounder coincides with the Motorcycle Ride’s anniversary as well being a precursor to the Father’s Day Do It For Dad run/walk fundraiser promoted by the Prostate Cancer Association of Ottawa. I don’t ride motorcycles, but I’m a runner so I will be there on Father’s Day surrounded by a phalanx of security to keep those bothersome photographers at bay. No, it’s not easy being a poster

boy.

Ottawa writer Richard Bercuson has been a columnist for The Ottawa Citizen and contributed to various publications over the years. His short fiction has garnered him both national and regional awards. On so-called normal days, he teaches adult high school and coaches hockey as well as being a Hockey Canada national coaching program instructor. His book Assume the position: one guy’s journey through prostate cancer can be purchased for $10 through his website www.richardbercuson.ca. All proceeds go to the Prostate Cancer Association Ottawa.

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