It’s birthday season and to celebrate I’m launching a new project: Writer Out Of Residence The writer is tired of being in residence, tired of ..
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Before my husband returns home from another overseas work trip, I’d just like him to know that I’ve pledged and spent some money. In his name. June 20 is ..
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I met Sonny on the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria, the island capital of British Columbia. Sonny is 29. He works at local churches vacuuming floors, folding ..
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In case you’ve missed the news from Canada, I’ve just become an award-winning essayist. I’m honoured and excited although I’m not running around the ..
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I’ve been in Sydney the last couple of days, interviewing people about belonging and taking a writing course. When I travel — and this includes going to ..
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I could have applied for Australian citizenship several years ago. I’m Canadian, I’ve been living in this country since 2002, and I’m a permanent ..
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It doesn’t seem to matter where we are in the world, if we focus on the ”news’’, it’s easy to despair at events and lose hope in humanity. UK ..
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You’ve heard about it haven’t you? It all started with a picture of a dress. The problem with the picture is that everyone didn’t see the same ..
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Three years ago, I spent several days bent over a bucket cleaning river mud and bacteria-filled slime off Christmas tree decorations, golf clubs and the ..
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Building a new website is a lot like moving house. You wander through the rooms, taking in years of living and then pick out a small closet and start sorting ..
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