A Cautionary Tale
A wonderful poem by Sandra Spencer. I can’t remember who originally sent this to me, but it found me just asContinue Reading
Category: The Space Between
Ode to Mama
Today is my moms birthday and she has disappeared. She did this once before, albeit years ago, when she announcedContinue Reading
I love Really Smart People
As a blogger I feel I have a responsibility to occasionally break up my navel-gazing and share important stories writtenContinue Reading
Summer in the Office
I love this story from Kassia Miller and the awesome people at Mcsweeneys. Happy summer!
Walking to end Women’s Cancers
Eight years ago today I walked 60 kilometres over 2 days in the fight to end breast cancer. With myContinue Reading
Channelling Sean Connery
When I was growing up, Sean Connery was the ultimate in cool and so was my father. Still devilishly handsomeContinue Reading
Baseball in the Time of Cholera
This is one of the most powerful stories I have experienced in a long time. Many thanks to RYOT.org andContinue Reading
Sins of a Blogger
Forgive me blogfather for I have sinned. It has been 45 days since my last post and in the worldContinue Reading
Swimming with Eduardo
On an eve of Christmas that seemed like any other, a man looked out to the sea, dreamt his lastContinue Reading
La Frontera
Road trips always start with an idea. Most are the garden variety “lets get away for the weekend” type andContinue Reading
Me and Jude
“We met on the first day of Grade 3. My parents brought me to my new school, having just movedContinue Reading
Good Morning
Walking with the dog every morning has become an anthropological experiment. Coming from a winter in Mexico where “Buenos Dias”Continue Reading
Tony
“Tony doesn’t like it in here”, my mother says as she sits stoutly on the edge of my bed inContinue Reading
Mining for gold
Bob and Vicky live in High River, Alberta. They lost their business of 20 years to the recent flood, asContinue Reading
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