SCAM
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…
MIRIAM EDELSON
Writer, Activist, Mother
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A call to action re the siege of Ottawa, Canada February 2022
Op Ed NOW Magazine Toronto. February 19, 2022. (longer version) Since when is hot-tubbing with hate groups an acceptable practice in Canada? Like many, I am…
Op-ed: #FreedomConvoy and the link between misogyny and white supremacy
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…
My Mother’s Shoes
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…
Bear Alert
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…
Dancing Bear
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…