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An astounding event is taking place, and it seems to be happening under the mainstream radar. If I didn't live in a Pacific coastal comm...

I have been alive on this planet for 62 years. Somehow, inexplicably, it was June 13, 2023, and I passed birthday number 62. I find this fac...

This post is written with permission. Recently on Facebook I announced that Allan, my partner, turns 60 this year, and he has already chosen...

Do you support Athena? Athena is a broad coalition of people and organizations who seek to change Amazon's practices through a variety ...

When I first got involved in pro-choice activism, way back in 1981*, I heard about a group called Jane. Or maybe the Jane Collective. Or may...

The recent death of Cormac McCarthy has me thinking about his dark genius, and my contrary views of his best (and worst) writing. I know exa...

In southern Ontario, I put seedlings in the ground, watered them, and they produced and produced and produced. I gave vegetables to co-worke...

In March, I wrote about My Notorious Life , historical fiction by Kate Manning, based on the life Ann Trow Lohman, who was known as Madame R...

I mentioned here that I recently enjoyed two back-to-back opportunities, one for work and one for union.  Through my union, I was extremely ...

  She was a force of nature. A powerhouse. She had many lives, transcending all of the usual music-industry categories. We will all miss her...

One day last week, I drove from Vancouver to Tacoma. It was raining the whole way, visibility was poor, and I had car trouble. It wasn’t hor...