Trigger Me Relax That’s the word my stepfather used before he started in on me. Relax Each and every time. Relax I knew what was coming. Relax I was just a kid. Relax The sexual abuse went on for three years. Before he touched me, he would always tell me to relax. I was […]
Four years ago I wrote a blog titled “What’s Next?” I had no idea what the future would bring but knew being elected as a Vancouver Park Board Commissioner would be an experience I would never forget. Politics, Covid, meetings, Stanley Park, media interviews, heat domes, golf courses, access, and talking and talking and talking […]
Like so many others, I wake up in the middle of the night. Sometimes I get up and write. Lately my depression has been filling my 3am thoughts. COVID and My Depression My depression has been waiting on the sideline. Waiting for the chance to step up. Waiting for my guard to drop down. Waiting […]
Last month I promised to get back to my writing. The subject matter is usually memoir. Here’s a piece I wrote a few years ago about my younger years. Based on the conversations I’ve had over the last couple of days I thought this might be the one to share. We rarely know someone’s story. […]
My boss inspired people. He genuinely thought the people around him could come up with good ideas. He expected us to step up. It was not an option. I remember the day he told me to think of four ideas that could be made into Kokanee Beer radio commercials. He gave me the weekend to […]
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