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…
Spotlight Stories
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…
Art is Water
Sargy Mann, a British painter of portraits and landscapes, began to lose his eyesight in 1973. Mann saw spectral haloes…
The Dinner Table
Cloaked in a quiet suburbia, survivors slice into medium-rare steaks and sip red wine at the dinner table. Mothers swoop…
Skin Against Our Fingertips
A year without summer,A night without stars—the constellations aligned,Perched high above the sky’s radiant stunner,Life without connection is stumbling through…
Silent Interactions
Bà nội uses one swollen foot to pull herself around in her wheelchair. That’s the image I see, the sound…
You’re More Creative Than You Think
The start of summer 2020 was a bumpy one for me. Two months of online school and ten pounds later,…
Principal Alexandra Gillespie: How the past shapes the present
As a book historian at heart, Gillespie reveals how her past experiences have prepared her to be principal of UTM.
“We all, you know, nearly died,” shares Principal Alexandra Gillespie. Several years ago, the birth of her premature twins almost…
The M’s Playlist – Singing in September with Liz
For the first edition of The M's Playlist, Editor-in-Chief Liz shares her 12 all-time favourite songs.
The most embarrassing period of my life might be when I listened to only country music and wore a zebra…
Finding Home
It takes me a while to acclimate to Russia’s white nights. As light peers through the windows and drapes across…
Trapped in an Unrelenting Mind
It’s 9:22 a.m. A frail adolescent boy sits crossed-legged on his bed. His polo shirt, once soft and bright red,…