Life

Permission to Slow Down

We were raised on urgency. Not the healthy kind, like running toward something meaningful, but the twitchy, stress-fuelled kind that…

6 months ago

The Quiet Strength of Nations

A country is not a line on a map or a piece of cloth fluttering on a pole. Borders can…

7 months ago

A Fun Tool for a Serious and Complex Topic

Let’s be honest. If intimacy had a customer service line, most long-term couples would be on hold listening to soft…

7 months ago

Making Peace with Yesterday

Here is the quiet truth about regret. It does not knock politely. It barges in unannounced, usually late at night,…

7 months ago

Valentine’s Day: Beyond the Roses

Valentine’s Day did not begin with price jacked-up menus and panic buying at the jewellery counter. Its roots stretch back…

7 months ago

The Grounds For An Affair

There is a relationship in our lives that has survived mood swings, financial stress, questionable fashion choices, even the slow…

7 months ago

The People We Outgrow

People rarely change all at once. They don’t wake up one morning as a different person, like a software update…

7 months ago

Listening Without a Wrench

Mateo was known for fixing things in the coastal town of Playa Azul, where he and Lucía lived. Engines, pumps,…

7 months ago

Dancing Sideways With Destiny

I have moved enough times in recent years to make my belongings suspicious of cardboard boxes. Eastern Townships of Quebec…

7 months ago

Evil’s Greatest Fear

The boy was no longer little, but in his mind he still was when he asked the question. He was…

7 months ago