Sometimes I just say 'Mother' and that is enough. This is my new go-to swear word that I use when I am feeling tested.
COVID Mandates
Praying was Unexpected
I was brought up to politely dismiss other people's faith.
I Do Believe in Science
The blood samples were freshly collected data that was ready to to be analyzed within the context of the bigger longitudinal study. There were so many factors to compare and calculate. This was real science.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The trans person is caught in the middle of this false dichotomy, dropped down like bait in the centre of the orchestrated battle.
I wanted to be like Betty Davis (the librarian)
I spent the last month, the whole month, trying not to get my hopes up about becoming a full time librarian. I wanted to be a librarian that organized 'storytime' programs for toddlers, and Reading Clubs for school children. I wanted to use my research and librarian skills to find books for patrons, young and … Continue reading I wanted to be like Betty Davis (the librarian)
Report from the Front
I love to write but sometimes I am just too tired. Then I came upon a brilliant and really obvious idea, I could delegate! As it happens I live with writers so I didn't have very far to look for my first guest writer, my partner of almost forty years, Joe Behar. Joe Behar's report … Continue reading Report from the Front
To you, my Friend
On a personal note, I do notice that anytime I write about my experience during the pandemic I lose your interest. You turn away and turn me off. It's funny because the original idea for this blog was that it be 'painfully about me'. I joked about it at the time. Why would I do … Continue reading To you, my Friend
Look for Sweetness
Last year as winter approached, we found tiny abandoned babies along the shore when we went for our evening walk. We'd be chatting, and then I'd hear a cry. Was it a bird? We'd pause, step back and listen and there, night after night, was another small, cold, hungry kitten. The first one was under … Continue reading Look for Sweetness
Good Energy
The Christmas season is here and I am very happy that so many of my friends and family are experiencing good fortune and positive changes in their lives. A lot of the people I know seem to have made conscious decisions to make changes and get on to the path of happy self realization. It … Continue reading Good Energy
Notes from March 2022
MARCH 2022 This winter we lost our main income, and we were banned from society, our local café, the local cinema, the empty local library, the deserted and always quiet art gallery. My office, which is found two levels underground on the Mount Allison campus (and is so isolated I don’t like to send young … Continue reading Notes from March 2022
Notes from a Sinking Isthmus 