8 November 2023

Winter as a solitary season really is my vibe. Simply packing up and locking myself away from the world sounds ideal just about every November. Vancouver rains prove insufferable. My office turns me into an ice cube. The world seems much cozier under a warm blanket with a cup of tea. However, this year I…

2 November 2023

Italian odes are the best kind (other than French, IMO). So, when one of my most favourite people in the world sent me a snap from her solo day in Italy, I had to write her a poem to go with it. This will most definitely be included in a new project my daughter and…

1 November 2023

Grant us mercy. For the first time since I can remember, I didn’t hang a single Halloween decoration this year. I didn’t spend October slathering myself in the macabre and indulging my deep and abiding reverence for all things otherworldly. Halloween, Samhain in particular, is my most sacred time of year. The time when the…