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Poetry can be pretty intimidating. I agree with you 100 percent  –  both as a reader and as a writer. When I do write poetry, it’s usually only to scribble down some half-completed piece of a thought… the equivalent of a musical riff I can’t get out of my head. And yet. I still love…

Summer may be over, but I’m off to camp! Pretend you already knew I’ve been working on developing a video game for the last 18 months.  If you didn’t know, it’s probably because there hasn’t been a lot to say until now. I’ll fill you in below! The exciting news is I – along with…

“Do you know the Lord’s prayer?” The question – called out to me by a stranger on the street – catches me off guard. This guy is vaguely familiar to me. He and his girlfriend sit in a doorway with their stuffed backpacks. I imagine they may be under-housed. Calling out greetings to the passersby. …

A few months ago, back when travel was still in the social lexicon, I pulled off the highway for a quick health break.  Imagine my disappointment when I discovered the available facility wasn’t a bathroom at all, but an outhouse. Gross! I have specific protocols for outhouses:  close my eyes, hold my breath, sometimes even…

I love the centrepiece laid out on the table above, and the way it brings joy on so many levels: pinecones for texture and growth, pomegranate seeds for colour and zest, sprigs of pine for fragrance, and of course, a lantern to light the path. Add a little Sinatra to round out the senses. Whatever your…

I’ve been talking to a lot of people and seeing a lot of comments online from people who are lonely. We are finding it harder and harder to make those personal connections that give us that sense of belonging we all seek. I don’t have the clinical or sociological expertise to discuss the roots of…

I’ve been thinking a lot about my garden this summer. Three years ago, my garden was in disarray.  The plants had been planted haphazardly before we moved in, as if by an apathetic grocery bagger who doesn’t care they’ve just packed your eggs on top of your bread.  The so-called gardener was obviously at the…