Welcome to September, the “other” new year. I hope everyone had a great summer. Mine was a quiet one, quieter perhaps than I would have wanted,…
In high school I was part of a group of five girls. All of us had other friends, but we were a group unto ourselves….
Two years ago I wrote about a young man who struggled to find his footing after starting grade nine at a new high school where…
Via Zoom, I meet with other groups of writers on a regular basis. One of these groups originally formed during Covid to aid and inspire…
If you are fortunate enough to have friends from your high school years, (beyond a Facebook connection), here’s a question; if you met for the…
A justification is a convenient cognitive process we use to excuse bad behaviour. People everywhere justify their actions all the time. Take for example the…
A significant challenge of aging well and living long means having to say goodbye to those long term friends who go before you. I’m watching…
I have a nice life right now. It’s taken me a while to acknowledge this, mostly because of the sheer volume of changes to my…
Years ago, on a hot summer day in the office, I pinned my hair up for a change. A male colleague paused in my doorway…
After weeks of talking about men and dating sites, let’s talk about women. Girlfriends, womanfriends, old friends, new friends. Who doesn’t need their friends right…