Mona’s Secret Songs

Books and Short Stories from Art Borups Corners and The Arts Incubator Winnipeg Storytelling Club

What if your friends started a secret online campaign of cruelty, and you were too scared to stop them? That’s Mona’s agonizing dilemma when her popular friends, Barb and Jess, discover ShareNJam, a music app that allows anonymous playlist contributions. Their first creation? “BILLY’S LAME TUNES,” a playlist designed to mock and shame a quiet classmate, Billy, who has no idea he’s being targeted.

Mona knows it’s wrong—a cowardly act of digital bullying that twists her stomach into knots. But speaking up against Barb, the group’s leader, could turn the tables on her. Trapped between fear and a burning desire to do what’s right, Mona must find a way to challenge the meanness without revealing herself. Can one girl, armed with nothing but secret songs of kindness, turn the tide and remind everyone of the dignity every person deserves?

ISBN: 978-1-0698063-8-3

About the Author

Tony Eetak is an Inuk youth artist and musician whose creativity knows no bounds. Originally from Arviat, Nunavut, he finds his voice on the piano and keyboard. An avid composer, Tony translates the world around him into melodies and harmonies, crafting music that speaks with a quiet and powerful beauty. He enjoys promoting Inuit culture through story and song. Tony is a long time volunteer with Global Dignity Canada and is a founding member of The Arts Incubator Winnipeg.

Supporting Storytelling and the Arts in Northwestern Ontario

The Art Borups Corners Storytelling Club library celebrates the incredible creativity and talent of our local Northern Ontario community. This special interdisciplinary arts and capacity building program ran in the summer of 2025, supported by the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects program, The Arts Incubator Winnipeg Hub, Ottawa-based Global Dignity Canada, and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Creative Entrepreneurship Program. We extend heartfelt thanks to the Local Services Board of Melgund and the many community members, artists, and creators who made this program possible.

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Art Borups Corners

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Art Borup’s Corners is a northern arts incubator based in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario, where community-led creativity, land-based practice, and digital innovation come together. Rooted in the cultural rhythms of the boreal forest and shaped by years of grassroots organizing across Ontario, Manitoba, Nunavut, and Minnesota, Borup’s Corners supports artists, youth, and community members through participatory storytelling, climate-focused projects, and creative entrepreneurship. From wild blueberry walks to immersive exhibitions and applied AI research, our seasonal programs and artist residencies foster connection, skill-building, and self-determined expression—all grounded in place, culture, and care.

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