I wrote a persuasive proposal for a MFA and now I have to do it In June of this year I started a new project, a project I cannot help but describe as audacious every time I consider it. I am old, tired and broke but I have committed to write a book about my … Continue reading Sea Change – A Memoir
feminism
From Mount Allison to the world – How my Grandmother Margaret (Hockin) Harrington (‘32, LLD ‘54) changed lives across continents
Read more at https://mta.ca/record/issues/2025-winter/mount-allison-world A tantalizing tidbit and just the tip of the iceberg - a small piece on my grandmother for Mount Allison's Alumni Magazine, Record.
another day
What a strange day and sleepless night. I am tired from thinking about possibilities and pondering realities. I really had convinced myself about grad school, I made such a good case. I really sold it. It made sense and it was exciting and fun to have a challenge. But today I faced the music and … Continue reading another day
Thoughts on Abortion in 2026
A friend of mine needed an abortion recently and I supported them throughout the experience. I have supported a few people through this experience during my life, but I am fortunate that I have never had to have an abortion, or even a miscarriage. My friend who needed the ‘procedure’ shares my wonder and delight … Continue reading Thoughts on Abortion in 2026
An Old Marriage
It was her foolishness, this idea of sitting on the grass. I wondered if he was thinking that. Maybe she was thinking it too.
Grandmas
I only had one grandmother that I remember that was a full bodied person who lived in society and that was my Grandma Margaret, my mom's father's second wife. They named me after her, as far as I can tell, though not much was made of that and my parents were strict in their use of Meg instead of Margaret.
Notes from a Sinking Isthmus 