It has been hinted that I might be ADHD. Or have ADHD? Or some sort of condition that falls along the broad neuro diverse continuum?
For my Lost Friend
Sometimes you lose a friend because you grow apart, and sometimes there is a misunderstanding or a great betrayal. But you can also just plain lose someone.
‘Flu
Looking back as a an older parent, I see that it was a gift for all of us. For me to have an illness that could be cured by love and hot drinks.
The 2024 Baie Verte Calendar
I started the year by making the Baie Verte calendar, each month represented with a photo taken during one of my daily walks in the area.
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.
Empty Nests
I was 30 for my first pregnancy and now I am 60. I am not going to say where did the time go? I won't say it.
The End of Openness
I tried in the last year to write about the things that bring me joy, and that worked for a while. It was nice to feel joy and spread joy. That's the only reason I ever wrote, to connect with others, to share. I like to 'share'.
Imagining Crime
Do you read crime fiction? Do you ever wonder why? Meg D. Edwards expertly unpacks three new crime novels in this article from ABT 97: Kevin Major’s Four for Fogo Island, Natalie Carter-Giles’s Hunting Helena and Shelly Kawaja’s The Raw Light of Morning. She also grapples with why good people read about bad things. https://atlanticbooks.ca/stories/3-newfoundland-crime-novels-explore-the-wounded-soul/
Primer on Physics (1888)
The last paragraphs of the Primer, verbatim: "Conclusion: You have now learned what the electric current can do. How, in the first place, it can heat a fine wire through which is passes; how, secondly, it can decompose water and other compounds; how, thirdly, it can make a piece of soft iron into a powerful … Continue reading Primer on Physics (1888)
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)
Notes from a Sinking Isthmus 