Shaman's Rock is many things.  It is a place in the Ontario bush country.  It is a communications company.  It is a publishing company.  But most of all - it is a state of mind, a vision in which storytelling soothes an angry world.

Jim Poling Sr.
is the author of The Canoe: An Illustrated History published by Key Porter Books Canada and Countryman Press in the U.S.  The Decoy, was published by Key Porter in the fall of 2001, and will be released later U.S. 

He is the retired general manager and editor of The Canadian Press news agency and works as a freelance writer, for magazines, newspapers, and special corporate projects.  He also is a short story writer whose The Cabin at Ghostly Point won 1st honorable mention in the 1999 Canadian Authors Association Short Story Contest.

Member of
Canadian Authors Association

 the canoe | duck decoys | northern journey | short stories | winner's circle seven

Jim Poling's Résumé 

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last updated on November 12, 2001