Untitled 12 Sep 2012 | 07:45 pm

48 Hours in Toronto 25 Sep 2009 | 11:39 am

Saturday morning saw me on the bike down to the "Coffee Tree" streetside patio, New Yorker in hand. It's become a bit of a routine of late, and it takes the edge off that first few hours after waking ...

Most Valuable Player 18 Sep 2009 | 03:50 pm

Keswick Ridge Rural School in 1979 had a grand total of 253 children, spanning grades one through nine. A classic red-brick pound of butter-shaped structure, it still sits starkly and, depending on yo...

On Finding Home 18 Jul 2009 | 01:42 pm

“Home is where the heart is.” But when the heart can only find joy from a vicarious distance, peering around corners to steal warmth from strangers, there is no home; the heart is vagrant, and glimme...

A letter to the family: Costa Rica, July 2008. 12 Jul 2009 | 03:32 pm

The Journey: Day 1 American Airlines screwed up my flight, and I ended up spending the night at the Airport Sheraton in Toronto (on the cheap as a “distressed passenger”; not the first time I’ve been...

Music Review: Vernon Reid at Lula Lounge 12 Jul 2009 | 12:23 pm

Vernon Reid with “ My Id” at Lula Lounge, Dundas Street West, Toronto, Canada, December 4, 2008. I‘m here early. Like, _really_ early. I thought the show would sell out, so I made the effort to avoid...

Travel Food (An older piece for a first post) 12 Jul 2009 | 11:17 am

It takes a couple of minutes. Realization (and subsequent comprehension) of self and space, that is. It always does, no matter where you are, or in what situation you find yourself (I swear, I could b...