A little over a month ago, I arrived on Vancouver Island with four suitcases and a life that felt as though it had been turned upside down. Since then, I've…
A brief life update from the opposite end of the country: I’m now in Victoria. After more than a decade in Thunder Bay — and the past several years especially…
Spring is traditionally the season of new beginnings — but for me, it’s also the season of renewed curiosity. This year, even in the wake of a profound personal loss…
Over the past two weeks, my life has changed in ways that are both profound and strangely quiet. On March 16, my mother died. For the past twelve years, I…
For the past several weeks, my writing life has slipped quietly into one of those unexpected “wintering” phases — the kind we don’t always plan for, but usually learn from.…
This isn’t my usual subject matter. Normally, I write about more personal or creative topics, but today I feel compelled to speak out about the political situation unfolding in the…
Lately, with everything going on in my life, I’ve been circling back to one of those questions that sits at the edge of grief: what happens to consciousness when someone…
There’s a moment in baseball, just before the pitch is thrown, that exists entirely in potential. The batter squares up. The infield shifts. The crowd holds its breath. The pitcher…
Dreams, Particles, and the Possibility of the Beyond When I was twelve years old, I had a dream that would quietly reshape how I understand reality. In the dream, my…
Not all transitions come with a grand reveal. Some arrive quietly, asking only that we pay attention.