The first time I met my next door neighbours in my undergrad apartment, I was asking for a corkscrew for a particularly difficult bottle of wine. Embarrassed that we shared walls and yet had never spoken, my neighbours and I had a quick and awkward exchange. Through the years I …
I think Joss Whedon and Jesus are a lot alike. They both have great beards, they both have cult followings that have blown into full-scale social phenomena, and they both were influencing my life long before I was aware it was happening. Jesus worked with a small budget, and his …
If you’ve ever had the privilege of sitting down to a chat with Alice and her family—there are 6 of them altogether, plus pets—you’ll come out of that conversation a better person. You’ll find your worldview is broadened, your parenting aspirations uplifted, and your spiritual walk inspired. She’s just one …
I gripped the childish hand in mine, laughing at the comments its owner was uttering. The hospital elevator buttons evoked wonder, the stairs inspired skipping and the cold night air made her request a zip-up. As I clasped the jacket shut and pulled her hat down over her ears, my …
Spring is here, and it warms my heart because the city seems to open up when the nice weather stays. Spring is rife with meaning for people, but for me it holds the key to why I love my city.
I came to Hamilton in a very typical, for-university way. …
Summer blockbuster season gets me riled up. Every year since we were teenagers, my friend and I have been lining up on opening day for the most anticipated movies, shamelessly buying into the pomp and circumstance surrounding the spectacle flicks, and spending hours waiting in line chatting it up with other …
Spring has sure been in the air for these last few weeks, so much that I am already daydreaming about foraging the plants bursting forth in my little yard.
One of my favourite writers of all time, Wendell Berry, defines the value in growing food on a household scale …
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