Selected Columns
The Holy Trinity of Womanhood
The fourth role -- competing in the economic world -- that women are expected to play may sink the boat.
How to Think About Stuff
This factoid world makes decisions increasingly difficult; take a time out to become friends with ambiguity and uncertainty.
The Four Horsemen: Trauma, Grief, Depression and Anxiety
I propose a 3-step process for doing emotional laundry to keep mental unease at bay.
Be with me
Given modern practice I should give a trigger warning that this column is about suicide.
How to be, that is the question…
Conservative governments are stampeding to intervene in family dynamics far beyond their ken, imperilling kids.
Mothers and Daughters
The spectre of mortality tends to being generations together and make space for sharing memories.
Talking and Listening
The brevity of modern media cannot compete with the potentially steamy missives of yesteryear: An homage to letters.
The Evils of Ageism
A call to retire the construct of retirement and reimagine the contributions of 'dependents'.
Canoe FM Story Circle
A reading of my work is featured on our local community radio station.
Debt and Sin
In many languages, debt and sin are the same word. Which makes Canadians big sinners...
Video: Spinning Straw Into Gold: Transforming Experience Into Memoir
I spoke at Bookapalooza 2023, a celebration of Haliburton's vibrant literary community.
Stuck in the present
If you don't know where you've come from, how can you know where you're going?
How do you know?
In a data-driven world that threatens to steal or at least lose our individuality, it is good to remember there are alternatives to knowing…