In my basement there is an old wooden chest. It is not that old, really, only about thirty-five years or so, but it was lovingly made by my ...

CFL. When my boss said that acronym, those three simple letters, I saw the future. CFL, or Canadian Football League - but not in anothe...

The IJB and her mom   I am standing on the stage, rooted to the round red carpet. Even though during rehearsal I was told not to do ...

Schadenfreude. When my father used it for the first time I questioned him about the meaning, because it is German in origin and while he s...

Today I was going to write Part Two of my TEDx experience, but that has been pre-empted. It will be written about one day soon, but somethin...

I feel like I have just run a marathon. I cannot seem to catch my breath, and my knees are shaky. I sit on the small wooden stool, unable to...

I heard it on the radio. The RMWB has plans for a new cemetery in the Wood Buffalo neighbourhood, and apparently there are concerns a...