SCAM Published by CBC First Person September 2023.I’ve never told anyone this story. Only my life partner knows.One afternoon in October 2021, the telephone rang. It…
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Extreme misogyny and white supremacy aren’t just related, they’re entangled – both see increased demands for equality coming at the expense of white privilege I…
The first time crippling anxiety assaulted my mind and body at age twenty-nine, I felt super-stimulated by everything going on around me. My mind raced. I…
It’s mid-afternoon on a cool June day. I am walking in the forest with Bear, my daughter’s dog. He’s a big, black-haired beast of an…
An achingly beautiful dancing polar bear sculpted from a piece of light green serpentine. It is a sight to behold. The white specks in the…
I am normally a somewhat shy individual, not in the habit of discussing my private life with the world. But who would have thought that…
I’m just starting this blog and it’s the dead of winter here in Canada. The air is crisp, the days and nights cold. I look…