Today’s post comes after quite a few months of reflection, so I hope that it will be taken in the spirit of serious and passionate thought. (At the very least, I hope you’ll sit with me for a few moments and listen to what I have to say. You don’t have to agree with me,… Read More
Down and Out (in Edmonton and Aberdeen)
When I grew up, we didn’t have a whole lot. We had a roof over our heads, though, and that was something I really, really, really appreciate to this day. My Mom bought an old farmhouse in Donnan/King Edward Park in the 1980s, and it’s been quite amazing to watch the changes in my neighbourhood… Read More
With a little help from my friends?
I’ve struggled, in the last two years of writing on this blog, to articulate why it is that I think the city must pay more attention to its past. I have focused most intently on the city’s Aboriginal identity because that is something visceral that shaped/shapes my sense of self and belonging in Edmonton. In… Read More
Here and there
Photos from my summer.
