I use social media. I’m on it a lot. In fact, it’s part of my job. I get paid for it. I blog, I post, I’m a creative end user. I write horror for digital release. I’m on my computer every day. I’m ok with apps, but apps themselves don’t do much for me on…

With long, sweeping strokes, I bathe and caress you. Your faded beauty awakens and transforms; once again your organic contours take life in my hands. It is a ritual years in the making. I am finally ready to embrace our history together. I return the washing rag to its bowl; the water runs dark-rust sepia.…

Last night she cried. She whimpered when she was still; she cried a little more as she struggled to stand. I anticipated having to make a decision come morning. When I awoke early, I clambered downstairs to check in on her. She was on her usual pillow, underneath the stairs. She looked at me with…

Be sure to: Dig in the dirt. Get your fingernails dirty. Feel the soil. Lie on the grass. Feel the earth beneath you. Visit the mountains. It’s reassuring to encounter something that is so much bigger and older than you are…long before and long after you. Mountains and oceans help us realize how miniscule  and…

  Before you criticize downtown Barrie, I encourage you to visit. I’ve read so many grumblings that there’s nothing of value in downtown Barrie, that there’s nowhere to shop, that it’s just empty storefronts, that parking is impossible, that it’s unsafe and unsavoury. Let me ask, have you visited downtown in the last year? Nowhere…