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March 23, 2026
I saw the message in my WhatsApp group: “Save our summer school!” Then another message…
When Trump declared the US had started bombing Iran, my first thought…
Sal sent me a handwritten letter in the mail. I don’t know Sal, but he says he’ll buy my…
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Broken zippers and the world order
“We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition,” Carney said at Davos. I’m…
Quiet resolution
Drips of water falling into our bedroom from the attic was the last straw. We called a…
Humble home
For the first time I can remember, I saw a “Reduced for sale” sign on a house in my…
Circle of garbage
I heard that collection was moving from the City to a private company, so I waited for the…
I’ll bet on that guy
I travel along Eglinton West a lot. By foot and by car. It’s where I live, it’s where my…
Caribbean Christmas
It was a blistering Friday night. The subzero winds were blasting away at the corner of…
The scrabble and the ukulele
I went with my daughter to buy a birthday gift for her friend. Before that, we stopped by…
Love Local. Hate Local.
My wife wanted me to buy specialty food. Beef Chuck at the butcher. Mexican oregano and…
No French wine
It was my mother-in-law’s birthday. We went shopping for food at No-Frills. Meandering in…
Deadly dental
I’m afraid it was his teeth that killed him. My father never believed he could afford…