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Stories • Culture • Voice
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I have often wondered what makes us write. Not why writers write — that question has been answered in a hundred different ways. But why anyone sits down, opens a blank document or picks up a pen, and begins putting…
When I started blogging as a mid-20-something, it was mostly whimsical, flighty pieces. I was the quintessential “Alice in Blunderland,” living life with my head in the clouds. The Hiatus Blogging took a backseat for a decade or so after…
I dug into the tandoori chicken we took away from one of Ryan’s favourite restaurants late night. Daughter: How is it? Me: I don’t know why it’s not satisfying. Is it the food today, or is it me? Daughter: But…
Last December, Ryan, my late husband, was slightly perturbed that the wedding ring was missing from my finger. I told him that with the change in weather, it was uncomfortable to wear. He prided himself on the fact that he…
We all come with certain principles that make us who we are, and we cannot move through life by compromising these non-negotiable principles. I am clear about the principles I will never deviate from, and they are: Truth The death…
2026 has been a brutiful year. Early on, I received the heartbreaking call that my husband, Ryan, was being admitted to the hospital. I wasn’t given the complete picture, and I didn’t understand it until I crossed the seas and…
A house fire moves faster than most people realize. By the time you’ve gotten your family out the door, the paperwork that proves who you are – birth certificates, passports, deeds, insurance policies – may already be gone. So can…
August 5 this year came around like every other year. Yet, it wasn’t like every other year after I met Ryan on that day. It was the first year we didn’t wish each other ‘our first day we met’ anniversary.…
Many couples don’t have that conversation with each other and end up ruling out couples coaching altogether or assuming they should try coaching when they’re really thinking of therapy… and then being surprised and possibly frustrated when the first session…
Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of books around the subject of death and grief. It’s been doing its magic of providing me light, joy and comfort in my dark times. However, I’ve also been seriously contemplating adding humorous, cheeky…