I'm finished carrying the guilt of the ruling class. This mental shift came to me years ago, I think the tipping point was around 2016. I had read an article in a business trade magazine showing stats about how Alberta's urban recycling programs were sending something
I've had Joni Mitchell's "Cactus Tree" in my head lately – as I putter around the house, managing my own little huddle of pets, teens, projects, and thoughts, I've been floating along to Joni's pristine oscillations, and when the lyrics settled
The nonprofit sector is known for its compassion-centred mandates and noble, public-serving visions. People who work in nonprofit often cite "shared values" as a motivation for staying with organizations, often passing on higher pay in the private sector because their personal values come with a deep desire to
I am so fuckin stressed about Alberta. Since 2023 I've been tracking the variables, weighing the probabilities, assessing the risks... my intuition demanded it at the time and continues to scream "GET THEM OUT". I left the province last summer and I want my family and
"Freedom" has become a dirty word in many circles. Even writing the term here is giving me the icks, so before I dip into discussing the algorithmic traps of our online social spaces, I want to inspect why the word "freedom" feels so gross. My first
As a "communications strategist" I understand the rules of online engagement intimately, so much so that when I realized the implications of marketers applying users' behavioural data at scale – feeding it back to us as we gaze glassy-eyed into the abyss, adoring our own reflections and obediently
Confession: two decades of being "very online" have resulted in a marked loss of my in-person social skills. Since dunking myself into "real community" in a new town on a small island province, I'm recognizing anti-social behaviours in myself that I think I'
I'm writing more now that I don't work full-time. Turns out not having to constantly tread the waters of unaffordability creates room for exploring thoughts, and exploring thoughts creates room for learning, and learning makes me want to talk and share. The perspective I hope to