

WORKED
As a child, Liam worked evenings across town in a barber shop as a soap boy lathering rough faces. At thirteen he dropped out of school...
Jul 5, 20181 min read


KIDNAPPINGS
One afternoon in Kampala I was out running errands when I decided to hail a boda-boda (a motorcycle taxi and the most common public...
Apr 15, 20186 min read


UGANDA JOURNAL - MONTH TWO
I brought with me a little souvenir from my Nile trip: malaria. Despite being paranoid and always being covered up (only ever wearing...
Apr 11, 201822 min read


LIFE IN KAMPALA
Me: a traveler passing through. Emma: a gainfully employed husband and father. We were talking about what it's like to live in Kampala....
Apr 5, 20182 min read


UGANDA JOURNAL - MONTH ONE
While I had no jet lag of any kind it has been a slow and steamy transition from -32 Calgary to feeling comfortable in equatorial Africa....
Mar 3, 201811 min read


POWER PLAY
Carla: “I think Weinstein, Spacey, et al have fundamentally destroyed those ideas.” Carlos: “You can't say that.” Carla: “I just did....
Jan 10, 20187 min read


A FAIRY-TALE
(This fairy-tale was not stolen from Gwen Lawson.) There once lived a alley-peasant-princess in the Kingdom of Realphlippers. As was the...
Oct 4, 20172 min read


GAFF
"You're not like the other boys", a voice said from over my left shoulder. That had to be the cheesiest pickup line ever, I thought as I...
Jul 2, 20175 min read


HOUNDINGS (UPDATED)
In August 2016 I shipped my belongings from Ontario to Alberta on Greyhound. The shipment was in two parts with two separate tracking...
Mar 16, 20178 min read


DAVE DIED
In early 2016 my father officially retired and at the same time his cancer started acting up. His blood was funky and his liver was...
Oct 31, 20166 min read


THIS YEAR AND LAST
And so it was, the year of their Lord, two-thousand-six-teen. And there was a Queen, with a large jaw, and a Duke, with a pale-face,...
May 6, 20163 min read


THE DASH
Hamilton, Ontario. June 28, 2015. It's Sunday. Early. Summer warmth, richly saturated light, and the Carolinian morning chorus fill the...
Jun 29, 20152 min read


SPECTRA
“Do you often wish to be alone?” I knew I should make eye contact in this setting but, as ever, didn't. “Often,” I admitted. She went on....
Nov 28, 20147 min read


GRIND-HOUSE
[The names, faces, voices, and events of this story have been altered to protect the innocent, as well as our agents in the field.] The...
May 21, 20146 min read


ASSESSING ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENTS
Jenny: Chris, what you have quoted were all, according to your own headers, referring to Q1: benefits and drawbacks. If they are actually...
Mar 27, 20145 min read


LESSONS ON PERCEPTION
Ms. Chan, I’m writing to you to let you know that many in our class had a problem with one of the slides that was shown on Tuesday. The...
Mar 5, 20141 min read


INQUIRY INTO TEACHER EDUCATION
Our year of teacher education has only begun and already we have been introduced to so many knowledgeable instructors, inspiring mentors,...
Nov 29, 201319 min read


NATURE
“I think we have to make a decision about our nature, our human nature” Carla declared. “What do you mean?” I said, figuratively holding...
Feb 6, 20136 min read



























































































