On St. Patrick’s Day, it seems everyone wants to be Irish. What is it about this mythical, magical, off-beat land that makes everyone fall in love with it, even from afar?
Archives for March 2010
Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part III: Once Bitten
From Mongolia to Moscow to London, author Steven Erikson’s journey home is as angst-ridden as his time away on an illness-wracked archeological expedition.
Tarmac Meditations #1 – On Not Running in the Dark and Cold
“When I run,” writes Michael, “I put in a lot of time thinking about how things are going. Sometimes I don’t think about time and distance. When I get home I have taken to writing some of it down.”
Ode to Bacon, King of Meat
Bacon is the most versatile meat there is. Period. It lies nicely on our breakfast plates, allows lettuce and tomato to join with it in a satisfying sandwich, and proves paramount in a Caesar salad. Bacon is simple and unapologetic. Many people who don’t like pork like bacon. Even my vegetarian friends love bacon – […]
Mayor of Cook Street Village Laundromat
Here’s the thing: in between success and failure, glamour and an old bathrobe, a laundry room and a laundromat, I like to think there lies in me a hard-working mom with one job, no car, a few too many debts, and a certain graceful resilience.
Who Has the Perfect Job?
The perfect job may exist but who do you think has it? A Hollywood star? A world leader? A hockey star? Terry Hume knows…and he’s telling.
Me and My Laser Eyes
A few months later my brain let me know that it has secretly been in counselling and had come to terms with the whole “eye cutting” thing. It said that if I really wanted the surgery, it would support me by not inducing vomiting everytime I thought of it. Thanks, brain!
My Four-Legged Soulmate
When Kylen learned her four-legged soulmate Aries was terminally ill, she knew the loss would be devastating. What she didn’t expect was Aries’ final gift.
Is a Future Without Libraries OK with You?
I think it was the book Generation X that provoked the extended riff with the circulation clerk at my local library. As she ran the book and a couple Beatles re-mastered CDs through the barcode reader for me, she asked, “If we didn’t already have libraries, do you think we would invent them?” She proceeded […]
Finding Redemption
When Mary Black Bonnet was 17, she was raped. Today, she looks back at that young girl who felt so alone and unheard, and with the power of writing, she documents her journey from helplessness to healing.
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