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Bill(y) Boudreau
Overlooking the village, Saint Michael church, Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, is where my name, Guillaume Joseph Boudreau, was entered in the register, where I was baptized, my first confession and communion, confirmation, and as an Altar Boy, saw my wife of 66 years for the first time, she was ten.
Acadian Regions Expulsion - a 1755 Tragedy Wedgeport, Nova Scotia Homestead Herrings for Dinner
Where Have All the Blue Fins Gone? Journey to Redemption (Originally published in Dragon Poet Review)
Where Have All the Blue Fins Gone? Journey to Redemption (Originally published in Dragon Poet Review)
Bill Boudreau writes fiction, creative-nonfiction, French and English love songs and ballads, and composes music with MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), software sequencers, and synthesizers. He entertains, sings with guitar accompaniment at festivals, schools, and nursing and retirement homes.
Bill’s the author of the following books: Olsegon, Disharmony in Paradise, Moments in Time, Redemption Island, Beyond Acadia, Wedgeport, Hopping the Caribbean Islands, Milestones (not commercially available), Dialogue with Myself, and As I Ponder.
Published articles: “First Confession,” “Interlude,” “Character,” “Reflection — a Longtime U.S. Residence Remembers his Canadian Roots,” “Moon Dance,” “Oklahoma Seasons,” “Senior Years,” “Crossing the Bay of Fundy,” “Prelude to Punishment,” “Journey to Redemption,” “The Punch,” “The Cigar Lesson” and “French Okie.”
Also, Bill formats, designs covers, and publishes books on amazon.com: He is the publisher of the following novels, memoirs, and poetry: The Scribblings of Neil Oliviero, Gus, the Christmas Mouse, The Biggest Piece of Pie, Her Innocent War (designed cover only), Opus in Words ~ a Philosophy and a Life ~, Duchess Takes Deauville, American Scream, Leaving Home, Home in Ethiopia, Florals, Papillons, In the Quiet Between Words, Migrant Industrial Complex, Fragments, “As I Remember It,” “Memorable Moments, “and “Life of a Pioneer in Cardiovascular Surgery” (not commercially available).
In 1961, Bill graduated (valedictorian) in Applied Science from the Montreal Technical Institute, and in 1984 earned an MBA at Oklahoma City University. Attended classes at the following college and universities: Rose State College, Midwest City, Oklahoma; Oklahoma University, Norman; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada, and University of Wisconsin.
In 1980 and 1982 his employer awarded him the Professional Excellence Awards, and in 1999 became certified as a Six Sigma, Black Belt (a statistical program).
Being a French Acadian born and growing up in Wedgeport, southwest coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, is the setting for his book Olsegon: Wolfwood Forest and Massacre Island, a two-mystery novel. Olsegon received a favorable review in the Oklahoma Gazette, Nov. 1st, 2006 issue. Massacre Island won 2nd place in the Central Oklahoma Roundtable of Authors, C.O.R.A.’s 2005 Contest. Other books include Disharmony in Paradise, a novella, and Moments in Time, a short-story collection. The Oklahoma City Seasoned Reader published Bill’s short-short personal story, First Confession, in the Oct. 2007 issue. LLI (Longlife Learning Institute) Review published, a personal story, “Interlude” in the September 2011 issue. NPR’s “This I Believe” published his essay “Character” online in November 2011. April, 2012, Bill released his novel Redemption Island ~ An Iraq War Veteran’s Journey ~ (the story takes the reader to Chebec, a former name of Wedgeport village) and in September 2012 he published a book titled Wedgeport ~ Poems, Folklore, History, Images ~. All of Bill’s books are available on http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0038MTONQ. In 2013, Bill published a creative-nonfiction novel, Beyond Acadia. "Dialogue with Myself" published in May 2018, As I Ponder, July 2018.
Prior retirement, his adventurous spirit took him and his wife on sail-ship excursions, extensively island hopping the Caribbean Islands that inspired novella Disharmony in Paradise and Hopping the Caribbean Islands.
Bill’s the author of the following books: Olsegon, Disharmony in Paradise, Moments in Time, Redemption Island, Beyond Acadia, Wedgeport, Hopping the Caribbean Islands, Milestones (not commercially available), Dialogue with Myself, and As I Ponder.
Published articles: “First Confession,” “Interlude,” “Character,” “Reflection — a Longtime U.S. Residence Remembers his Canadian Roots,” “Moon Dance,” “Oklahoma Seasons,” “Senior Years,” “Crossing the Bay of Fundy,” “Prelude to Punishment,” “Journey to Redemption,” “The Punch,” “The Cigar Lesson” and “French Okie.”
Also, Bill formats, designs covers, and publishes books on amazon.com: He is the publisher of the following novels, memoirs, and poetry: The Scribblings of Neil Oliviero, Gus, the Christmas Mouse, The Biggest Piece of Pie, Her Innocent War (designed cover only), Opus in Words ~ a Philosophy and a Life ~, Duchess Takes Deauville, American Scream, Leaving Home, Home in Ethiopia, Florals, Papillons, In the Quiet Between Words, Migrant Industrial Complex, Fragments, “As I Remember It,” “Memorable Moments, “and “Life of a Pioneer in Cardiovascular Surgery” (not commercially available).
In 1961, Bill graduated (valedictorian) in Applied Science from the Montreal Technical Institute, and in 1984 earned an MBA at Oklahoma City University. Attended classes at the following college and universities: Rose State College, Midwest City, Oklahoma; Oklahoma University, Norman; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada, and University of Wisconsin.
In 1980 and 1982 his employer awarded him the Professional Excellence Awards, and in 1999 became certified as a Six Sigma, Black Belt (a statistical program).
Being a French Acadian born and growing up in Wedgeport, southwest coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, is the setting for his book Olsegon: Wolfwood Forest and Massacre Island, a two-mystery novel. Olsegon received a favorable review in the Oklahoma Gazette, Nov. 1st, 2006 issue. Massacre Island won 2nd place in the Central Oklahoma Roundtable of Authors, C.O.R.A.’s 2005 Contest. Other books include Disharmony in Paradise, a novella, and Moments in Time, a short-story collection. The Oklahoma City Seasoned Reader published Bill’s short-short personal story, First Confession, in the Oct. 2007 issue. LLI (Longlife Learning Institute) Review published, a personal story, “Interlude” in the September 2011 issue. NPR’s “This I Believe” published his essay “Character” online in November 2011. April, 2012, Bill released his novel Redemption Island ~ An Iraq War Veteran’s Journey ~ (the story takes the reader to Chebec, a former name of Wedgeport village) and in September 2012 he published a book titled Wedgeport ~ Poems, Folklore, History, Images ~. All of Bill’s books are available on http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0038MTONQ. In 2013, Bill published a creative-nonfiction novel, Beyond Acadia. "Dialogue with Myself" published in May 2018, As I Ponder, July 2018.
Prior retirement, his adventurous spirit took him and his wife on sail-ship excursions, extensively island hopping the Caribbean Islands that inspired novella Disharmony in Paradise and Hopping the Caribbean Islands.