B is for Bullies

Man sitting on couch talking with a young girl sitting on a chair. Another girl stands in the background, looking aghast.

Bullies are popular. Everybody thinks they're such nice guys. The author knows this first-hand — she grew up with one. B is for Bullies is a personal reckoning with oppression, ADHD, and the mother who saw what the bullies couldn't: that the very qualities that made her a target are what make her an artist.

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A is for Ableism

5 years old in the green ballet dress Mom made for me. I'd wanted to do tap lessons, Mom wanted me to do ballet. Ableist? Yes, with a broad definition of cultural ableism - Mom, who was British, said tap dancing was common, yet my ADHD feet thought it was brilliant. For sure obliging my... Continue Reading →

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Cancer

I drafted this post in December, 2022 and published it in May, 2026. BC Health has since changed policy on cancer treatment coverage. My friend has cancer. I am here supporting. The news was sudden and traumatizing. Still from video of Lyle Jacob John sitting in his apartment at the Aboriginal Patient Lodge, Vancouver, B.C.... Continue Reading →

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