Feb 1, 20183 min read
TOILETS
Here's a question: Who are toilets for? No, seriously. Toilets are something I very rarely hear anyone talking (or, more appropriately,...
Sep 22, 20174 min read
BORDERS
In recent weeks I've come across many public declarations (in person, on the news, and on social media) claiming “no refugee has ever...
Jul 2, 20175 min read
GAFF
"You're not like the other boys", a voice said from over my left shoulder. That had to be the cheesiest pickup line ever, I thought as I...
May 1, 20172 min read
"I'M ON A DIET"
I wish you could see what I'm seeing. I've now had three friends, in three very different situations, living in three different...
Mar 16, 20178 min read
HOUNDINGS (UPDATED)
In August 2016 I shipped my belongings from Ontario to Alberta on Greyhound. The shipment was in two parts with two separate tracking...
Nov 3, 20168 min read
WE ALL LIVE
At 37 I've watched many acquaintances and friends and much of my family die. I feel like I've seen the gamut, and in everyone from the...
Sep 1, 20164 min read
PHANTASIA?
It was July 29, 2016 when I came across an amazing article written by Carl Zimmer, my favourite science writer. The piece, titled...
May 6, 20163 min read
THIS YEAR AND LAST
And so it was, the year of their Lord, two-thousand-six-teen. And there was a Queen, with a large jaw, and a Duke, with a pale-face,...
Jun 29, 20152 min read
THE DASH
Hamilton, Ontario. June 28, 2015. It's Sunday. Early. Summer warmth, richly saturated light, and the Carolinian morning chorus fill the...
Nov 28, 20147 min read
SPECTRA
“Do you often wish to be alone?” I knew I should make eye contact in this setting but, as ever, didn't. “Often,” I admitted. She went on....