Remembrance Day is an especially trying time for veterans and surviving families of war. They recall the good times and the bad, in particular those members of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty. This day has been in place for almost a century now – It was established on November…
You know what they say – if you don’t like what you got, why don’t you change it. If your world is all screwed up, rearrange it. Raise a little hell of your own. That’s been my modus operandi ever since I broke up with my long-term partner in October of 2014. Just over two…
When most people think of Halloween, they think of trick or treating, costumes parties, parades, bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins, pranks, haunted houses, lots of monster related activities, and in my case, horror movie marathons as a teenager. But the thing is that Halloween has history reaching back almost two thousand years. Many believe that…
Don’t get me wrong folks, I enjoy spending time with my family as much as the next Canadian, but I feel obligated to inform and remind you that just like many other holidays we enjoy and take for granted, this creative ritual is not one so simple as simply moving into a land of plenty…
I work for the largest national furniture retailer in North America, as my day job. Now I don’t work directly in a store, but the corporate office which effectively operates in service of the 200+ stores that comprise the retail fleet. I’ve had the distinction to work in a few areas of the business, but…
Quite a few months ago (way, way back in March), I decided to share some examples of my art with you. I wrote that post with the intention that I would reveal my personal artist identity and foster a greater sense of the purpose for this blog and why you should never give up, and never surrender…
Write a post about a festival you’ve never been to they said, it’ll be fun they said. I’d rather be sleeping right now. Let’s get down to business, dear readers. I was tasked with the opportunity to write about Nuit Blanche, which lots of my friends have attended in 2015, but which I have absolutely…
When I originally decided to write about the topic of “harvest,” which was a super generic move on my part, I thought by the time this Thursday rolled around I would have an answer to this question and the words would just flow like a well churned butter. Alas, I am sitting at my computer…
Do you ever find that you’re drawn to certain kinds of music, films, and foods when the weather starts to turn? And I’m not talking about commercially viable options, but the obscure memories you’ve cultivated because they remind you of specific feelings? I may have already written about this idea once this month, but September…
There was a time not too long ago when September would roll around and my thoughts turned towards school and a year full of promise. Ever the optimist, but a little slow on the realism, somehow every school year start felt like it was going to be the year that would make my life all the…