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bending time

I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my life, but one area where I feel most…

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my voice

I’m losing my voice because I’ve finally caught the cold that has afflicted all my…

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not the end

I’m not good with endings. I try to avoid funerals and don’t do long, messy…

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stand up, stand out

I’m taking a much-needed day of silence today, and I’ve got my brand new hot…

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witness

It’s the first full day of fall and I’m in hibernation mode. I finished a…

migration, mental illness, and marginalization in Canada

Part 2 of “When You’re Strange” is up on the Media Diversified site now. Stuart…

kith & kin

After having 3 migraines in 24 hours, I went to work today for 5 hours…

precious moments

I don’t do many school visits in the fall but this month I have quite…

symbolic substitutions

No, I am not going to write about that brilliant essay by Hortense Spillers. I…

thin-skinned

My dad used to call me “Krissy.” It drove me nuts, especially since I stopped…