May 18Swarming And Chasing Are Two Different ThingsWatching the public take in the story of Harry and Meghan’s ordeal in NYC on May 16th has been equal parts illuminating and triggering for me. As a teenager, walking to and from school, I was routinely threatened by a crowd of teenaged girls. It got so scary that I…Harry And Meghan4 min readHarry And Meghan4 min read
Mar 31MessengersIf you’ve watched Michael Cohen in the news, even if you’ve only seen pictures of Cohen coming and going from the court room, you’ve seen Lanny Davis. …Angels2 min readAngels2 min read
Mar 3What’s left for Rupert?Looks like FOX news might be headed for the media equivalent of a barrier reef in April. Every day there’s more damning information released via court filings. The anchors knew they were lying about election fraud, Murdoch knew they were lying. They had every opportunity to tell their viewers the…Fox News5 min readFox News5 min read
Jan 30On LeavingThere’s no going back, even when you’ve gone back. I know that doesn’t make sense. I’m trying to make sense of it. Maybe I knew what a mess this would be when we moved to the west coast. I was only a child but I think I knew. It seemed…Family7 min readFamily7 min read
Jan 29Borders Shouldn’t Matter But Governments Still DoIn an ideal world, we wouldn’t be able to scratch arbitrary lines on the planet and then fight to the death over what happens behind those lines. …Patriotism5 min readPatriotism5 min read
Jan 27Belonging and BordersRecently, I’ve gotten into a discussion about housing prices on another social media platform. For some reason probably to do with algorithms and my personal past behavior, it has largely centered around housing issues in Canada. …Ex Pat Life7 min readEx Pat Life7 min read
Dec 28, 2022Life on the IslandWatching Midnight Mass on Netflix and considering the many different metaphors served by the vampire myth; the church as psychic vampire, hubris as a vampire, the greed for youth and vitality as the Achilles heel that opens the door to allow the vampire in, and all of the disaster that…5 min read5 min read
Nov 8, 2022Election JournalGoing to put my thoughts on this election right here. A record to reference later. This is my first mid-term as an American citizen. Casting a vote for Joe Biden was my first experience with voting as a citizen. It takes around five years to become a citizen here, and…Elections7 min readElections7 min read
Sep 8, 2022End of an EraEvery ending is a beginning. It feels to me as though, if I keep a diary of any kind, or a record of my life, I can’t overlook today. Queen Elizabeth II has died. Her son, Charles, for better or worse, is King. It’s a perfect day in the Berkshires…2 min read2 min read
Jul 28, 2022Live in the MomentRight now, the sun sparkles on the drops of rain drying on the leaves of the plum and the sumac in my garden. Grass, cool and wet on my feet. Inside, the treadmill waiting for its hour, a prescription for continuing this life. This life that I could believe was…2 min read2 min read
