As International Women’s Day approached this year, I found myself wishing – not for the first time – that we didn’t need it anymore or, at least, that it could be some kind of celebratory event because women had achieved Continue reading IWD 2025→

Janis Ian’s music has been part of my life since my grade 9 English teacher played “Society’s Child” for us as an example of how song lyrics could be used to make a powerful political statement. I couldn’t find the Continue reading Of music and sports→

I’ve spent the past couple of years refusing to follow the details of the political situation immediately to the south of us. To the frustration of many of our friends, I have also declined to engage in lengthy conversations about Continue reading Fighting despair→

It’s been three months since my partner and I moved into our new home but, because I was travelling so much through the fall, it’s only in the past few weeks that I feel as though I really live here. Continue reading Settling in→