I've had my mind set on living in Toronto years before Cape Breton offered Americans refuge on their island if Trump won the election. The only thing keeping me back up until now* was the cold; if only winters weren't so brutal (and my bones so brittle); I'd move to Canada in a heartbeat. It's been ... Read More
One Small Step
There's a lot of pressure riding on writing (and publishing) the first post of a new year. It has to be perfect: witty, to show you're smart but not too serious; reflective, but not navel-gazing; and forward-thinking, sans the cheese that comes with aiming for inspirational (instead of ... Read More
New Year’s Resolutions 2016
2015 was hard. It was bad at times, even—but as one who is proud, it's difficult admitting that out loud. I'm the first-born of immigrant parents (one half of which is a feminist), which means you know better than to admit hardship. To fall is to be vulnerable, and to be vulnerable is to be weak. ... Read More