My grandparents both grew up in New York. My grandmother told me stories of how she worked as an accounting clerk at Macy’s in the ‘30s. She also remembered when a small plane flew into the Empire State building about…Read more
Shakes on a Plane
The wedding itself was an extraordinary day. An amazing day. The best part for me was when I entered, flanked by my mom and dad, seeing all my friends and family look up at me with this joy-grief-hope-love expression on…Read more
Thor is my Hero
I can still see my classmates from the University of Toronto rolling their eyes. “Ugh, she’s talking about Norway again… hurrgenn flurrgenn blerrrrg.” I would quickly shut my trap and change the subject.
In the year before I started…Read more
In the year before I started…Read more
How to Find Love in Rural Ontario - or - What you Will
I wish I could say that friends set us up. I wish I could say that I bumped into him on a rainy afternoon in Paris and he carried my bags back to my lavish French apartment. I wish I…Read more
Vegas in Hell with the Fairy Queen
As a good, polite Canadian, I spend a fair amount of time wishing I were cooler and having a laugh at my own expense.
This does however put me in some precarious emotional spots. As I am more likely…Read more
This does however put me in some precarious emotional spots. As I am more likely…Read more