January 20, 2013 – 1:30 pm
The main thing I remember about the night I found my writing desk is that I was feeling hopeless. It was springtime. My mom was in town, so my husband and I were going for a walk to get a piece of cake while she babysat Gracie, who was 10 months old and had the [...]
December 6, 2012 – 3:56 pm
It’s December 6th again… the day when Canadians pause to remember the 14 women who were killed in Montreal because they were in a classroom, studying engineering. In their memory, here’s a re-post of the 14 poems I wrote a long long time ago… ________________________________________________ Today marks the (23nd) anniversary of the Montreal Massacre–a very [...]
November 29, 2012 – 3:35 pm
If you get a thrill out of colour-coded file folders and go weak in the knees at the sight of a pack of perfectly sharpened pencil crayons, then you, my friend, are an office supply geek… but don’t worry, you’re far from alone. Also, I’ve got you covered for Christmas list ideas (and then some). [...]