I’ve been thinking lately about how the things that one person finds cute or amusing can be the source of the heebie jeebies or straight […]

Sometimes I wonder if there really is a universal flow to grief, and if it means I have not successfully mourned if I don’t complete […]

There are things that sound romantic until you really think about them. Long walks on the beach: Ever see those training videos of soldiers running […]

While I tend to favour written communication over other forms, there have been times that I’ve lost touch with people for significant periods of time […]

Today marks just over two weeks since I completed my most recent (and hopefully final) round of physical therapy, and while I’m not quite 100% […]

For reasons unbeknownst to me, my mother had a stained glass tchotchke when I was growing up that was etched with a boldfaced lie about […]

Despite my firmly held beliefs on learning certain things from firsthand experience, there are a number of lessons that I believe one can and should […]

A sentence that has never failed to fill me with well-earned dread: “You’ll like her!!!!!!!” I’ve lost count of how many times these threatening words […]

I have a delightful relationship with my old work family where I still keep in touch with former coworkers and bosses via e-mail, and pre-pandemic, […]

It wasn’t until a couple years ago that I really felt bad about not being able to speak Vietnamese, during a visit to my aunt.  […]