*and by tenured here, I mean the majority of the canadian professoriate, who, according to this 2012 article by Peter S. Li (shared with me by Dr. Malinda S. Smith), are overwhelmingly white. As Dr. Li demonstrates in his article, according to 2006 Canadian census data, 85% of the Canadian professoriate was white. So, with… Read More

I like living in tender proximity to others. I like the comfort of stews and sauces cooking in the apartments below. I like the warmth of a well-kept vestibule, coming in and knowing this little home is safe. I like room to breathe. I am not ambitious in affairs of the heart. I am grateful… Read More

(I can only trust they had their reasons for bending space time so we could meet, just once) I would have loved to host you in my little home. I would have taken out the good linen, the bedding that I rarely use for myself, and spread it with care over the mattress. Smoothed out… Read More