War at the corner
When Trump declared the US had started bombing Iran, my first thought was: WWIII. My second was superficial and selfish:…
Sal wants my house
Sal sent me a handwritten letter in the mail. I don’t know Sal, but he says he’ll buy…
You calling me a senior?
It’s bleak walking down Dufferin in the winter. Rumbling dump trucks, roaring car engines and thundering mufflers. I dodge…
They’re suspending her?
A letter came in the mail that said my 7-year-old was going to be suspended from school for…
Secret opening
I was excited before taking the Eglinton LRT on opening day, but cautious. I mean the official opening feels more like…
Snow job
Our backyard window was piled high with snow last week. School was cancelled and I was staying in…
Broken zippers and the world order
“We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition,” Carney said at Davos. I’m worried I’ll…
Quiet resolution
Drips of water falling into our bedroom from the attic was the last straw. We called a roofing company,…
Humble home
For the first time I can remember, I saw a “Reduced for sale” sign on a house in…
Circle of garbage
I heard that collection was moving from the City to a private company, so I waited for the new…