Thoughts

He passed away from an infection he developed while undergoing in-patient chemotherapy to treat an extremely rare form of lymphoma. Lymphoma he developed from his anti-re…

On a clear January day in my second year of university, part of my life’s path was illuminated when I walked into the student newspaper office at the University of Wester…

Taylor Swift is Person of the Year I woke up today to news that Taylor Swift is Time's Person of the Year. I'm 39 years old, a CEO of a few companies, and a mother. By…

How a classroom campaign sparked a lesson in leadership It was an ordinary November evening, with a seemingly typical homework task for my 10-year-old daughter. Her cl…

I have a confession — I’m really bad at canoeing On the surface, this doesn’t seem like an Earth-shattering revelation, but as a Coordinator of Conservation Biology wi…

It has been about three years since I have felt like myself I have called this period a “season,” a “phase,” a “cycle.” Anything to convince myself that this, too, sha…

Photo: provided by Senator Kim Pate Indigenous women and girls are the fastest-growing prison population The same issues that give rise to Indigenous women and girl…

My child is a drag performer.   There is an image that will come to most people’s minds when I say this. Oversized wigs. Padding to make curves where nature …