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It’s been a long time since I posted here. Most of my energy and effort has gone into my PhD, my parenting and my climate activism at Climate Pledge Collective. But now I’m launching a new project called New Growth … Continue reading
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I’m trying to kick start a new project. I’ve done almost all I can to reduce my own carbon footprint, we bike or take transit, I’ve given up flying, I’m eating more vegan and vegetarian meals and I’ve almost completely … Continue reading
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With climate change looming large in my mind, I’ve been in a bit of a gloom — normally a holiday to spend time with friends and family would help shine a little light in the darkness, but all the compulsive … Continue reading
Hela cells were the first human cells to continuously reproduce outside of a human body. They were shared with laboratories throughout the world and used in thousands of important experiments, including verifying the safety of the polio vaccine. They are … Continue reading
It’s been hard to find the time to write anything other than essays now that I’m back in school, however, over the Christmas break, I managed to polish up a story that I wrote last summer. You can read about … Continue reading
This isn’t so much something I read as something I did. I recently bought a mannequin and used it to promote my Timothy Mallborn short story. Here are links to the relevant pages — or just use the menu below … Continue reading
I recently re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values which, if you aren’t aware, is a sort of autobiographical travelogue/philosophical essay. While the content of the essay varies between brilliant and bizarre and can be discussed at … Continue reading
I often notice tricks and maneuvers in books I’m reading and think to myself, ‘Oh wow! I see what you did there.’ This post will be the first in a series where I quote these gems and document what exactly I … Continue reading
I don’t feel compunctious admitting that the Oxford Dictionary of English is one of my favourite books. I have a copy on my shelf next to my most comfortablest chair and I often find myself perusing it in idle moments. … Continue reading
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov asks its readers to contend with two stories at once. The devil arrives in Moscow masquerading as a stage magician and oversees a week of mayhem from a small room high up in an … Continue reading
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