Life Of Lois

There was a section in this novel which struck me as a page from my own life. It occurred towards the end of the story when an American as...

“That's not the assignment,” a student told me recently when I questioned her about an observation she made in her paper. And that is, i...

Last week I reluctantly borrowed the novel, The Children Act by Ian McEwen. My reluctance stemmed from two sources; the first being that th...

How could it be that the thing I was most worried about when I went to university at 17 years of age was not my grades, not my finances, nor...

Last week I heard some stunning news break over the airwaves; CBC had broken off their relationship with long-time radio host Jian Ghomeshi....

Last week someone called me a fat ass. I will clarify that and say 'he' called me a fat ass because I find that this sort of comment...

Ok-- I am well behind the cultural zeitgeist but two days ago I heard the song Wrecking Ball for the first time. And I liked it. Mainly I ...