A mother realizes that there are good and bad times for buying a car. This was a bad time. A really bad time.
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.
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!
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.
Dark Roast
Some days. Like today. Up before the alarm, rain sluicing down the west windows, a chilly morning in the Pacific Northwest. Spring. I go into the kitchen and start making my coffee. Everyday I make the same choice; that is, I decide whether or not to use the drip filter, the French press or the […]
Pants Optional
Sometimes pants just fall off. Right? On “Pants Off Friday”, Sarah Gignac reviews her life’s pantless episodes.
Wedding Dress: A Story of Hemlines and Lifelines
Important stages in our lives can be marked in many ways. Our writer takes us through her life, from hemlines to lifelines, including the story of her wedding dress.
I Had A Lion
Many, many (many) decades later, Gil discovers that his birth was honoured with the gift of a lion.
Adventures in Snacking
Lesson learned: never test pepper hotness when you’re alone in the house. It’s also a good idea to be seated.
Dances with Swords
Now, these were no ordinary dance classes. Nay, nay, they were Highland Dancing lessons, Sword dancing, thank-you-very-much, which involved real swords (the best part) and bare feet.
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