WriteOut of Her Mind

There has never been a Remembrance Day in my life that has had a greater impact on me than the one…

If I have learned one thing this winter, it’s this: next year I will buy snow tires. While I…

True story: Eight years ago I woke up from a coma in a strange room, in a foreign hospital and the…

It may seem cliché, but in honour of Thanksgiving I’m going to share with you what…

We may not always eat dinner together as a family, but when we do have an opportunity to sit around…

I begged. I whined. I offered to pay. I did everything I could to get the Carpenter to go to a…

My husband, the Carpenter, is the great love of my life. I adore him. But sometimes, I don’t…

My favourite animal also happens to be my nickname: polar bear. I’m okay with that. Who…

No other decision in my life has prompted repeated episodes of existential crisis quite like my…

I couldn’t stop myself. It was as if I was possessed by the spirits of cranky ghosts of…

You know the way your dog perks up its ears and cocks its head to the side when you say, “car…

After one of the healthiest winters in my medical history, I can honestly say March came in like an…

Tick another box of my Canada 150 bucket list. I got to see Gordon Lightfoot perform at the Elora…

This column is a tad risqué. It is intended for mature audiences, (though the story is about…

His bags are packed. The passport is ready. Forms are filled out. The money is in the account. And…