Feb 4, 2021In Lockstep to a Lifelong LockdownHow pissed off do we have to become before we walk out and stop complying with their lockdowns? Are we now so used to the idea of government overreach that we’ve acquiesced for the sake of a ‘quiet life’? Did we and our predecessors come to Canada to live life…Pcr Test2 min readPcr Test2 min read
Oct 29, 2015Why do we need to make art?Sometimes, looking the world straight in the eye is plain out of the question. It confounds and overwhelms. Its unfathomable ways can bemuse and confuse us. In an act of grace, the world’s beauty will also inspire, delight, and nourish us. It is not enough to live the life; we…Art1 min readArt1 min read
Oct 14, 2015Smoke, fire, three bored boys and the (sometimes) open roadAn 1,800-kilometre road trip from Okotoks, Alta., to Yellowknife can take the shine off a family summer vacation. It’s dangerous territory inside a car with three boys with low boredom thresholds once the chocolate chip cookies have been demolished and iPod batteries are as exhausted as an NWT firefighter. A…Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Oct 14, 2015You Can Take The People Out Of The City…Context: Having shortly arrived in Canada from London, England, the Brown family embarks upon a hike in the Rocky Mountains. It was the perfect day — cool to begin and slowly warming as the day progressed. The boys were raring to go. We were bedecked with sensible footwear, litres of…Short Story5 min readShort Story5 min read
Jul 27, 2015What Goes Around Comes Around, Sometimes Very QuicklyThere’s something uniquely exciting about spying a wallet with no one attached to it — no one anywhere close to it. That moment reaches its zenith when it becomes clear the wallet has definitely lost its human. It’s a moment pregnant with opportunity (for the finder) yet awash with images…2 min read2 min read
