inspired by the smiling woman at the TDcanadatrust bank at CAMH 8 min, 2.12.13 @ Starbucks, Queen + Ossington, TO She always smiles and says hello to the Security Guard when she goes in to use the ATM. She tries to remember to look him in the eye and acknowledge Read more
Yessssssssssss. The Year of the Snake has arrived and I’m over the (new) moon about it. I love the promise of new possibilities that come with new energies. The snake, although much maligned in Western culture symbolizes many great things beyond temptation and evil. It is a perfect symbol of Read more
In many yogic traditions the Guru gives the disciple a mantra. They are ostensibly tailor-made. I don’t know, I don’t have a Guru. But I have had many great teachers and I’ve tried several mantras over the years. I’ve tried the Ganesha mantra for forty days at a time. Ganesha Read more
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 8 min @ the kitchen table, TO ‘Your problem Rian is that you think the world owes you.” “Is that the best you can come up with? That is not even Psych 101, that’s like Psych for Dummies. Barely.” Rian’s ‘Damian’ blue eyes glare Read more
Killing Floor by Lee Child 8 min @ my desk, TO, 2.4.13 The awkward moment came just as I knew it would, but I still wasn’t prepared. I’d been waiting a week for Monday to come. Clean slate, fresh start Monday. But this is not going according to the plan. Frack! Read more
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K.Rowling 8 min @ R2, 668 Queen St. W, TO 2.1.13 No one seemed to study with the same fervor as Amy . She thought it would have gotten better her sophomore year but it was worst. So much worse. The library was Read more
“Kinda,” I said. The Fault Was In Our Stars by John Green 8 min @ Sublime Espresso Bar, Kensington Market, TO I knew I used the wrong word from the sour look on Aunty’s face. I have, not I got. Since the day I reached Aunt Clarice’s house she’d been Read more
I am behind on a handful of Middle Notes and countless quick dip writes. I could blame it on grief. In eight months I’ve mourned my father, an aunt, and in this past week my beloved grandmother. Planning funerals and wrapping up the details of a life are exhausting and Read more