I don’t usually do ‘breaking news’ stories…and well I guess I’m not doing it now either. This news isn’t new at all, it’s just finally getting some mainstream attention as the situation is set to get exponentially worse. The problem with OxyContin OxyContin, also known colloquially as hillbilly heroin, is Read more
Well, quiet for me! I wanted to let everyone know that I’m in the process of transferring this blog to the newly registered www.apihtawikosisan.ca (and .com), and the logistics involved in this is what has diverted my attention lately. I’d like to pretend that I can take credit for all Read more
My youngest daughter was six years old when she asked me this, clinging to me in desperation, her face distorted and her eyes full of tears. I hadn’t expected such a visceral reaction, and before I could say something intelligent and soothing, I started crying. I rocked her on my Read more
Cultural appropriation is a seriously hot-button topic. It ranges from the aggressively entitled stance of, “I can do whatever I want!” to the perpetually angry approach of “everything is cultural appropriation!”. Of course, the former is a much larger portion of the debate, and the latter is almost always a Read more
I recently had a fight with someone I consider a friend, and day three after the event, I am still trying to deconstruct how it all went so wrong. This ordinarily would not be blog material, except that the situation is all too familiar, for me, and no doubt for Read more