Flesh Cricket: Dear Ms. Williams
I wrote this piece during one of Sage’s free weekly writing groups, during one of the games we play every week. All the attendees secretly share a random word and Sage reads them off one by one every thirty seconds while write and try to incorporate each one into whatever it is we’re writing. Sometimes nothing comes of it, other times I surprise myself. This is one of those times. Continue reading Flesh Cricket: Dear Ms. Williams
In Our Backyard: Hakka Food
Recently Sage and I started making videos of the things we love about our city. Here we take a walk out in our neighbourhood to get a bit of delicious takeout! Watch for more soon! Continue reading In Our Backyard: Hakka Food
It’s Not Helicopter Parenting if You’re Right
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Bear, Thank you for sending our darling Goldi back to us. There are a few things I’d like to have the opportunity for us to discuss parent to parent. First off, our daughter is on a … Continue reading It’s Not Helicopter Parenting if You’re Right
Field Trip – 1978
Based on a true story… Today we had a school field trip to the lake. We couldn’t go swimming because it was too cold but I fished instead. My dad and grandfather taught me how. I cast the line out … Continue reading Field Trip – 1978
Kingman Arizona, 2056
Pops knew he was getting closer to town because the grass springing up in the cracks in the asphalt was getting shorter. Someone must have been trimming them. He gave the abandoned cars a wide berth. Some could have wild … Continue reading Kingman Arizona, 2056
महिलाओं में शक्ति भरने वाली – सेवॉय हाओ
महामारी के दौरान मैं अपनी दोस्त ‘सेवॉय’ का एक छोटा सा इंटरव्यू लिया | टोरंटो में बहुत सी महिलाऐं जानतीं हैं कि ‘सेवॉय’ ने ही सबसे पहले टोरंटो शहर में महिलाओं के लिए बॉक्सिंग जिम बनाया था| वह केवल एक … Continue reading महिलाओं में शक्ति भरने वाली – सेवॉय हाओ
The Boy Who Took Care of Himself: A Little Golden Book for Children
Once upon a time there was a little boy. The boy lived with his mom and dad, but he belonged to himself. In the mornings, he woke himself up and made a warm fire in the wood stove then made … Continue reading The Boy Who Took Care of Himself: A Little Golden Book for Children
“आपके बच्चे कब होंगे?”
सेज और मेरी शादी के कुछ दिनों बाद ही कई लोगों द्वारा हमसे सवाल पूछा जाने लगा: “बच्चे कब होंगे?” सभी दोस्त, सभी रिश्तेदार यहाँ तक कि कुछ अजनबी भी हमसे ऐसा पूछ रहे थे | हमारा जवाब होता था … Continue reading “आपके बच्चे कब होंगे?”
‘उदासी’ को छोड़ रहा हूँ, किताबों की सीढ़ियों को चढ़ते हुए|
मेरी कुछ पुरानी यादों में से एक सबसे पुरानी घटना, जो अब तक मुझे याद है जब मैं तीन साल का था| मैं चम्मच से मिट्टी में खेल रहा था | तभी एक लड़की आयी, जो मुझे बहुत बड़ी लग … Continue reading ‘उदासी’ को छोड़ रहा हूँ, किताबों की सीढ़ियों को चढ़ते हुए|
Midtown: Northern District Branch Library
Todd and Sage visit a neighbourhood that they haven’t been to in many years and see just how much it’s been transformed. Continue reading Midtown: Northern District Branch Library
Go Outside Today 