I Am Not My Sister’s Mother
March 2021 I did not want to be in the emergency room of Trillium Hospital, but I had to be….
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Brushstrokes of Tomorrow
Sadly, not all seeds grow in an environment nourished by warmth and security, and when neglected, they are left to…
Concussions, Compulsions, and Car Crashes
By the time my body was thrown from the windshield and plastered to the pavement, I was already relatively confident…
Mind | Body | Soul
“The mind can never find the solution, nor can it afford to allow you to find the solution, because it…
Love Me, Love Me Not
13 I sneak out of the classroom minutes before my English class. I sprint to the girls’ bathroom, turning off…
What Happens Next is Up to You
Getting pregnant is a lot like breaking glass. It’s easier to do by accident than on purpose. Glass breaks for…
Reimagining the 9-to-5
The 9-to-5 workday is a relic. For decades, people hailed the 9-to-5 as an ideal—satisfied to work 40-hour weeks with…
The Open Casket
Seated on a taupe couch, I search the room for imperfections. I find none—not even a crack in the off-white…
Fallen Leaves
It’s that dreaded time again—summer cleaning. I sit at my desk and slide open the top drawer, exposing its faux-velvet-lined…
Brushstrokes of the Past
The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), once Erindale College, began its history in the early 1960s when a timid building,…
Searching for Awe in a Digital World
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”– W.B. Yeats Antoine Hennepin was…
Back in Style
When I was three years old, my parents bought me a Fisher Price cassette tape player. This was their first…
Between an Atom and a Star
I lost my grandfather on July 19, 2022. For the first time, “I’m sorry for your loss” took on a…
Tangible Keepsakes of the Past
Tangible keepsakes. Pictures, letters, and old mediums, no longer in use. It is an unaltered repetition of history to leave…
