Meta Williams stands in a screened-in kitchen on a sunny fall day. She grabs a bowl and throws in flour,… Read more Rooted in history
Home
It is not property with a picket fence and a guard dog. It is a space created by relationality, constantly… Read more Home
The Nook
Living on an island is a pain in the butt. For example, I have a tripod for my camera, and… Read more The Nook
The Super “A”
There’s a round-about a block away from my house, and on one side of it, a large parking lot and… Read more The Super “A”
A moment with megafauna
The other day I saw a humpback. It arched its back slowly over the surface of the water, rotating like… Read more A moment with megafauna
The horror of normal
I aimed at the public’s heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach. — Upton Sinclair Years ago,… Read more The horror of normal
A wall of creation and co-existence
Joseph Sagaj is Anishinaabe, a residential school survivor, and an artist. A few years ago, he took up gardening as… Read more A wall of creation and co-existence
History and a highway sign
When you drive north on Vancouver Island’s Highway 19, keep your eye out for a sign marking Ginger Goodwin Way… Read more History and a highway sign
Not a solution, but a crutch
Five, seven, five. Three lines of writing, with a precise number of syllables in each; this is haiku. In sixteenth… Read more Not a solution, but a crutch
A Life Story, and a Plan For Planetary Repair
Diana Beresford-Kroeger could have written a dramatic memoir about childhood neglect and the journey to overcome it. However, she admits… Read more A Life Story, and a Plan For Planetary Repair