A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers Ah, the first Monday of a brand new year. So sparkly and shiny and perfect I don’t want to sully it. Just like putting the first mark in a new notebook, I dread the first mistake. But the page can’t stay blank forever. Read more
It’s no secret I wasn’t a fan of 2012. On New Year’s Eve I spend the morning reflecting on the challenges of the past year. I recognize that I spent much of it struggling to not be consumed by The Dark Cloud. My Facebook feed is full of gratitude for Read more
I’m always trying to figure shit out. I’m the kid always asking “why?” “Why is this happening? Again.” A variation on the ‘why?’ is the ‘how’, as in ‘how’ is everything connected? And I do believe it is all connected; that we are all connected by varying degrees, and of Read more
“Thanks Immobility” I said, and I meant it from the bottom of my heart. It’s a horrible name for a human being, but thankfully I’m talking about a situation. For a few days I have been unable to use my left arm although the problem is actually rooted in my Read more
Casanova by Ian Kelly 8 min. 12.11.12 @ Sense Appeal, 96 Spadina Hot sweats. That’s what she calls them because that’s what they are. She was never prone to sweating. It wasn’t a question of physical exertion; despite being active she was never one to have pit stains. But now Read more
Casanova by Ian Kelly 8 min. 12.11.12 @ Sense Appeal, 96 Spadina Hot sweats. That’s what she calls them because that’s what they are. She was never prone to sweating. It wasn’t a question of physical exertion; despite being active she was never one to have pit stains. But now Read more
Passion & Power edited by Kathy Peiss and Christina Simmons 8 min 12.10.12 @ Sublime Espresso Bar I’m a miracle baby. The chances that I should even be here on the planet are like one in a hundred thousand. Maybe more, math isn’t my forte. But I’m supposed to be Read more
Yesterday I went to Princess Margaret Hospital for another round of indigni-titties. Mammograms are awful and doubly so when they are repeated within weeks. “Only a man would have invented them,” the woman ahead of me griped. I’ve heard this before and I get the logic, but I’ve seen women be Read more