I reviewed The Diapause for @theglobeandmail.com. It’s CovidLit, yes, but also veers into near future sci fi. Feels like Force Majeure meets Station Eleven, and some of the most vivid prose I’ve read in a while.

They died because they were women. Today is the 35th anniversary of the Dec. 6, 1989 Polytechnique Massacre. 14 women, most engineering students, were murdered by a misogynist gunman. December 6 is now the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

I was 15 when the École Polytechnique shooting happened. As an adult, women’s safety feels even more fragile. By me (with a gift link): www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7232de0...

Ever thought of putting your smartphone away forever? My Globe and Mail colleague @samedwards.bsky.social tried it for two weeks. And the results were... complicated. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

As the Pet of the Month columnist at @westendphoenix.bsky.social, I've written about chickens, cats, horses, and canaries. For the latest issue, I wrote about my own dog! But the story is also about The Green Line, the parks and paths that run underneath the west end's hydro towers.