I got to be an official aunt for the last time when my ex-husband’s sister and her family visited us in Toronto in 2019. What I mean by “official” is to be the legally married wife, and thereby, the legal, official aunt. Otherwise, I’m still an unofficial aunt every day to my friends’ kids and…
It was a sunny but cold Sunday in Toronto. As I spotted the perfect bench overlooking the Grenadier Pond at High Park, I quickened…
“From tiny experiences we build cathedrals.” ~ Orhan Pamuk
He always sat to my left, the devil’s side. As we were dining and watching a…
Who has seen the worst of you? The anger, the ugly crying, the unsexy curves, and the extreme triggers?
Who has seen the best…
The mother who clawed
would sometimes also thaw
Black holes of wounds
birthing in the monkey
bleeding from his ma
seeping through all of their remaining days
I’ve always loved homes that help me dream: high ceilings, lots of natural sunlight, the feeling of buttoned-down physical security, nature at its beck…