RamsayWrites – A Shot in the Dark
With few of us flying, we don’t hear stories of air rage anymore. They used to be all the rage, and on the rise. A
March 15, 2021
August 9, 2021
Tags: covid-19
The Plague-Ground – How to divert – and defend – yourself this weekend.
Enough of reality. It makes my head hurt. We’re all locked-down. It’s not even February. So rather than writing about plagues and insurrections, today’s Plague-Ground
January 14, 2021
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – What Happens When You Finally Leave Your Abuser
Every expert says this is the most dangerous time. You have crossed the man who has stolen your life. His rage is volcanic; his hurt,
November 27, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Virus and Vaccine: Charting our death and resurrection
Back on Friday, March 13th, we were all so doe-eyed and naive. COVID was killing thousands in Italy and in Canada we’d all just been
November 25, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – You’re at a movie in a packed theatre. You smell smoke.
You see flames flicker up from an empty seat in front of you. You’re tempted to stand up and yell “Fire!” But you don’t because that
November 16, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Survival of the friendliest
Now is the weekend of our discontent. Cases are spiking, leaves are falling, the wind is up, the market’s down – and organizing coffee is
October 30, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Do you suffer from Friend Fatigue?
If Zoom Fatigue is what happens when you spend too much time with other people (often strangers) on the screen, what do you call spending
September 7, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – These are a few of my favourite things
September marks six months into the pandemic for all of us who locked down our lives in March. Happy Half-Birthday. Not everything has changed, as
September 1, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Two voices, not in the wilderness, crying.
This past week, two Canadian writers penned breathtaking pieces that insist you stop, read, think, set them aside, then read again in a couple of
August 10, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Where will you be when the vaccine arrives?
If you’re in Canada, you could join the 37 million of us near the back of the line. An article this week in the McGill
July 31, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Summer cleaning
My laptop is groaning with articles, videos, and the wave of “stuph” that lands every day from friends who say: “Must see this!” And I
July 6, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Are airplanes our next long-term care residences?
Last week a passenger on a WestJet flight from Toronto to Halifax tested positive for COVID-19 after it landed. This prompted the Nova Scotia Health
July 6, 2020
August 9, 2021
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