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The Art of Not Feeding the Outrage

Negativity has become something of a national sport online. Actually, make that an international one. Scroll through social media for…

3 weeks ago

The Sound of Stillness

We drown the quiet in a flood of noiseConvince ourselves it's simply how we copeWe scroll and chatter, juggling shiny…

4 weeks ago

Ten Times We Tried Role Play

After thirty years of marriage, Daniel and Claire found themselves sitting on a beige couch across from a calm, well…

4 weeks ago

Is Costa Rica Safe?

Knowing that I live in this beautiful country, I have had a few people ask me online lately, “Is Costa…

1 month ago

Hitting Decline on Nature

There was a time when the loudest notification in our lives was the crack of a twig under a wandering…

1 month ago

When a Summer Breeze Turned Naughty

There is something wonderfully wholesome about a farmers’ market. Fresh vegetables, homemade jams, overpriced artisan soap that smells like a…

1 month ago

Carey Price: Hanging With The Greats

I no longer often write about hockey but when I do, it’s about something that actually matters to me. As…

1 month ago

Lessons From a Sunday Sloth

The rainforest trail near Manuel Antonio was already alive before the first tourists even tied their shoelaces. Birds chirped like…

1 month ago

Cart Wars: The Unofficial Olympics

I am convinced grocery shopping should be televised. Not just as background noise on some lifestyle channel between “How to…

1 month ago

A Cup Full of Ripples

Every weekday morning at 7:12 a.m., the Maple Bean Café filled with the same parade of tired souls. It was…

1 month ago