When your mother is mentally ill, sadness is terrifying. It takes on a life of its own, full of shadows and lurking questions. I’ve dealt with sadness many…
I have a little secret to share with you: I’m in lust. With a young girl. Well, she’s not that young, perverts. She’s 18 (soon to be…
It was a sunny, bright, warm afternoon in May. I remember it was Thursday; we were excited for the weekend and that school was almost over. We would…
Maintaining your muff is out, so says the internet. Yay! say I, who thinks it’s a tedious chore to trim that particular hedge all the time, especially now…
It was a warm summer day, we were standing in the kitchen looking at a book, a newspaper, a magazine… Something. What it was escapes me now, over…
It’s been two years since I’ve worn my engagement and wedding bands, and that’s not a reflection of the stability I have in my marriage. I am happily…
My husband is having an affair…with 375 people. It came as a surprise to me because I am a pretty good catch. I am attractive, well educated, relatively…
Flowers are for men, too. I once read a story of a woman who wanted to buy flowers for her husband. She did buy a flower: a cauliflower…
Dear Dad, If I seemed angry while I visited for four weeks, it’s because I was. If you got the impression that I wasn’t interested in spending time…
my family has just returned from a week away to tofino, a small and remote town on the west coast of vancouver island that serves as our home…