I Have a Stalker I have a stalker. An online stalker. It started last September. Right after the murder of Charlie Kirk. Like millions of others, my Facebook page discussed it. And like I always do when violence occurs, I was very clear: there is never an excuse for murder. I condemned the killing without…
My Love of Hollow Knight By Ivan Budiwski I bought Hollow Knight about two years ago and when I did, I found the game very enjoyable but struggled a lot with it. This was the first time I have ever played a game like it, so I didn’t know what to expect. I beat…
It doesn’t surprise me at all to suddenly see social media flooded with propaganda accusing Canada and Denmark of crimes against the U.S. It doesn’t surprise me, nor should it surprise anyone who has studied history beyond the 9th grade. It’s what fascists do. It’s literally #Fascism101, right out of Adolf’s playbook—although he didn’t have…
Language, Politics, and the Weight of Words in a Divided Time The murder of Charlie Kirk has ignited a storm of reactions — grief, shock, anger, and, inevitably, division. Some mourn a man they saw as a leader; others wrestle with the harm his rhetoric caused. But beyond the tragedy itself, this moment exposes a…
The Arrival The house sat nestled on the green grass like a cat snuggling into a warm blanket, like it always was meant to be exactly where it was. She hadn’t seen it in over forty years and yet just the sight of it filled her with nostalgia and longing – not for what was…
I used to believe the story—hook, line, and sinker. That if we allowed a two-tiered system in Canada, people who could afford to pay privately would leave the public system, reducing congestion and wait times for the rest of us. It sounded logical… until I got sick. Until I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer…