A Dark Life (Herb Harker)
A Dark Life by Herb Harker The child has lived here for an awful long time. I know how old he is; five years going on six soon. He has… Continue reading "A Dark Life (Herb Harker)"
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A Dark Life by Herb Harker The child has lived here for an awful long time. I know how old he is; five years going on six soon. He has… Continue reading "A Dark Life (Herb Harker)"
I was bullied. And I was a bully. We’re all focusing on this anti-bullying programming but why? It won’t rectify anything in my opinion. Sure, I wear the pink shirt… Continue reading "A Childhood of Bullying (Sarah Renwick, @RenwickS)"
After loading my canoe with 400 simple pine crosses, I pushed off the ice from the north bank of the Grand River one cold February night. A full moon greeted… Continue reading "A Mission to Remember (Jan Vanderstelt, @Jan4Ward1)"
Dear Brantford, I am so EXCITED!! I will be a whole ONE YEARS old in 21 sleeps. September 21 is my birthday, which is an extra special day because it… Continue reading "Taylor’s Birthday (Carrie Sinkowski & Taylor the Turtle)"
As a woman, I have always known that I am vulnerable to experiences of sexual violence. Fairy tales, warnings from my parents, story lines in movies and news stories have… Continue reading "Coping with Sexual Violence (Carrie Sinkowski, @CSinkowski)"
Dear Arsonist, You must forgive me from referring to you using this term, I don’t care for it either, but as no one knows your name, you will have… Continue reading "Letter to an Arsonist (Robert Adlam, @CIHC_Brantford)"
Problems are something I deal with every single day. In my job, I treat all problems like obstacle courses. When faced with a problem I go into warrior mode and… Continue reading "The Conflict Obstacle Course – by Tina Draycott"
I’ve been called a bra burner. A man hater. A femi-nazi. A bitch. But what nobody realizes is that those words don’t hurt. What hurts is that people label me… Continue reading "The Independence Thing – by Sarah Renwick"
I’m a professional living and working in Brantford. You may have seen me around town. You may have visited my place of work and used my services. We may have… Continue reading "This Could Be You – by Anonymous"