It was almost 5 p.m. on Thursday, and after 50 minutes of bumper-to-bumper traffic all the way from New Westminster, I was relieved to exit the highway. Instead of the usual 15-minute trip from work to the exit, my commute had lengthened, so I was relieved to not have to remain in that traffic. Thankfully,…
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Articles written for other publications.
She’s just like me
As I boarded Air Canada’s flight 1802 from Toronto to Jamaica, I peered at the seat numbers, trying to not make eye contact with the passengers already seated. I paused in the aisle, waiting for the woman in front of me to realize that she couldn’t possibly stuff her oversized carry-on bag in the overhead…
New Year’s Resolutions. What do you really want? What’s holding you back?
From as far back as I can remember, every Boxing Day brought with it the New Year’s resolution itch. What’s the New Year’s resolution itch? It’s that niggling urge that I’d get that would make me conduct my own year in review, which would leave me feeling so dissatisfied that I had no choice but to look ahead to the…
Remembering Jordan Kornberger
Published in The Other Press on November 4, 2014 In the Fall of 2012, I had one of the most delightful, eclectic classes at Douglas College: a night public speaking class, CMNS 1125. I had approached that class feeling ambivalent, yet hopeful. Hoping for participation from tired students, hoping for interest in the course content,…