that thing you think you do but don’t
A student explained that their song was about the fact that nobody controls anything, that everything happening is beyond your control. The Earth is suspended in space among who knows […]
telling the truth
A student wrote me to complain about another student who they thought was a threat to the class vibe and should be addressed. The student they complained about, presented a […]
eating the date pits
I ate a kumquat for the first time at John Oswald’s house sometime in the 90s. A kumquat is like a miniature orange and the skin is just like any […]
violet in the valiant
In 2014, I did a tour through the Home Routes Agency based out of Winnipeg who have developed networks of house concerts through a few provinces but especially Manitoba. Being […]
down and in on the left
Teaching her piano slowly or rather as quick as whenever she wants to do more, which is slowly. I love it when it amuses her. Playing by herself, making things […]
the whole enchilada
There was a certain dead fish eye look among the few people I knew who were heroin users. Brent was one, I didn’t put that together until he died from […]
more unending
This PhD business is supposedly four years. I’m not too far from finishing the first quarter. Time goes faster as you get closer to the cliff. Bet death is just […]
When the Lemon Sisters sang the Irish National Anthem
I sat at the Juno awards ceremonies sometimes when Blue Rodeo had taken off, feeling amused that someone let me in, even gave me a good seat. Sometimes people made […]
bawb
At the pedagogy workshop the guest speaker changed the spelling of her name so we could view it phonetically. Soo-Zan-Uh. She encouraged everyone else to rewrite their name. The teacher […]
grenadier
In Winnipeg I once crossed the Donald street bridge from underneath. Late one night walked across the frozen Red River, all by myself. Nobody knew I would do this, including […]