Lemurian Congress

"...the police officer said to him, 'I'm not gonna charge you if you take my advice: respect your parents. They brought you int...

The shopping mall is only open because winter shelters require arbitrary schedules. Now, before 9am, it entertains the elderly and the worke...

Far off to my right, churchbells ring an epiphany of dubious quality. God says, "This is it, Creation! You are on to something!" I...

Our city is a sinkhole, falling under the weight of industry and families and new steel buildings. Our gravity pulls us so deep that we can ...

Flowers are entirely Canadian on Canada Day; nobody in any other nation has these yellow flowers pollinated by RGB finches who wear spotless...

I arrived early to Mistress Quickly's tavern and found Dr. Johnson, as anticipated, already arguing and drowning in his cups. "A ...

I was thrilled with the idea of posting choice moments from the Emmanuel Bible College yearbooks, but after the 1966 expose things became p...

After leaving The Grey Yonder , some friends and I moved into The Radiator House. This was just across the street and much nicer than the pr...

In the summer of '90 I had an amazing opportunity that I mostly squandered: I spent a few months working at WATFAC , the Waterloo Founda...

On Wednesday I suddenly snapped: I was overtired, confused, and frustrated. I was making too many mistakes. When I asked my manager if I cou...

One great thing about Sunday breakfasts is that I hear all sorts of religious conversations, but since there's no invitation for argumen...

Last week a Grade 12 student asked me to write a mini-essay about "homophobia," so she could read it to her class as part of a pro...

Here are some things I've recently realized. I enjoy brushing with a small toothbrush, and I will brush longer and more vigorously, than...

For a few weeks this summer my workplace has had to deal with a street person's leftovers. This person would sleep overnight in one of o...

One of the best things about moving is that I get to rediscover (and often throw out) all the cool things I've been pack-ratting during ...

I mentioned last month that some changes were in the works...well, today marks their potential fruition: I just made an offer on a condomini...

One thing I love about my apartment is the huge front window, and what I like MOST about that window is the huge amount of vegetation that g...

When I heard, two years ago, that developers were going to tear up one of downtown's uglier parking lots and turn it into a town square,...

When the Tri-City Roller Girls put out a heartfelt plea for volunteers, I simply couldn't resist. "Yes!" I said. "Simply...

Rather than exclusively filming mini-drag shows -- which are rife with copyright infringement -- or silly sketches -- which have a whole bun...