Columns
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Dry Wit
Most of the times when I’ve really, really wanted to drink, it’s not the alcohol that I crave. I’m chasing a feeling of belonging. Drinking seems to magically grant that gift to everyone else, so why can’t I have some, too?
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Middle of Nowhere
Even when the misogyny isn’t explicit, there’s an underlying vibe that the archetypical cyclist is able-bodied and masculine.
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Lez be honest
We still live in a world where being yourself as an LGBTQ+ person isn’t always kosher. It’s a gamble to be out, and you don’t always win.
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Well, That’s Garbage
I have decided not to congratulate people on weight loss anymore. It’s just too uncomfortable.
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Dry Wit
It's one thing to stay sober when life is going well. But how do you stay present in harder times?
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Middle of Nowhere
Public facilities for public health
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Lez be honest
It doesn’t sound like a big deal not to see yourself represented in the latest teen drama or popular blockbuster. And in a way, it’s not significant in the way that basic rights are for the LGBTQ+ community. However, it does represent another level of belonging within society that straight people automatically have.
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Well, That’s Garbage
Male ‘period-phobia’: the oldest joke in the book
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Dry Wit
Stepping back onstage without drunken antics
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Middle of Nowhere
Portage and Main is our public square
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Lez Be Honest
Coming out doesn’t fix everything
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Dry Wit
There are a lot of ways people have responded to my sobriety in public – some awkward, some less so. One of the strangest responses I’ve had so far is the so-called “are you spying on us?” response.
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Middle of Nowhere
Despite our characteristic self-deprecation, Winnipeggers love announcing to each other and the world that our city is great.
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Well, That’s Garbage
Happiness can feel like a greased pig we are forever chasing only to land in mud and excrement over and over again. Why do you elude us, happiness? Here, piggy piggy piggy.
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The Column: Dry Wit
In the world of rock ’n’ roll, booze is often seen as central and necessary. Knowing that some musical heroes are sober while creating and performing their work can be hugely inspirational for fans and other musicians.
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Middle of Nowhere
Six months ago, Errol Greene could feel a seizure coming on. He hadn’t been allowed to take his prescribed epilepsy meds since being brought into the Remand Centre for breaching a probation order on a mischief charge several days earlier.
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Well, That’s Garbage
Paddle Your Own Paddleboard: My Attempt at the Solo Vacation
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Dry Wit
Drinking is one of the oh-so creative tactics we humans have found to escape, to numb out, to access another space for a little while. So without drinking, what happens?
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Middle of Nowhere
Two St. Boniface residents have gone to the media with concerns over various “ambush points” they have to negotiate on their daily commutes.
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Well, That’s Garbage
“Opinions are like a#%holes. Everybody’s got one.”