When I was younger. So much younger than today. I used to take care of my body for vanity reasons. In some ways, I still do. But let’s face it. Being an old broad, is a humbling...
One of the beautiful things about my life right now is the pace. Not so much the pace itself, but the fact that I get to set it. Every day. Even every moment if I want to. And...
I’ve never liked talking about my age. In fact, I wrote a piece a few years ago about never leading with your age. Anything else but that. I believed then (and I still do) that...
I’m not much of a swimmer. I can dog paddle for very short periods at a time. Otherwise I’m too pooped to pop. Treading water escapes me. There’s a rhythm to it that I just...
Today we raise our fists high and put our hands together in celebration of our Feature Girl Warrior, the extraordinary and exquisite writer Ruth Josephine Evilsizer. A...
Dear Girl Warriors, For the past two weeks I have been trying to think of something to say to you. Something good. Something inspiring. Something helpful. Something. Then I...
Girl Warrior Tell me your story I am here to listen and to learn Tell me your story To shine the light on your valued life Tell me your story And I will share it tenderly with...
Start your day early Girl Warrior. By doing so you will begin to activate your true genius. It is during these wee hours that you will find your purpose for the day. And for your...
Today we raise our fists high and put our hands together in celebration of our Feature Girl Warrior, marketing, advertising and communications professional, Tracie Clayton, the...
Today we raise our fists high and put our hands together in celebration of our Feature Girl Warrior, mobile makeup artist Melanie Baird, a woman of character and the...
As far back as I can remember, I wrote. Private young-girl thoughts in secret diaries, then poetry filled with teenage angst and dark poetry peppered with profanity. I wrote daily letters to God in Hilroy notebooks, short stories and poems for kids, sad country songs, and raw truth-telling stories about life growing up in a blue-collar neighbourhood in Northwestern Ontario. These are those stories and poems.
