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Innocence Lost

Innocence Lost

[May 28, 2017]When I was a young boy, I was best friends with a girl named Tracy who lived down the street from my house. Though she was a year...

Innocence Lost

[May 28, 2017]When I was a young boy, I was best friends with a girl named Tracy who lived down the street from my house. Though she was a year...

Marlon and Me

Marlon and Me

[June 4, 2017]In 2008, I graduated with my bachelor of education degree from Queen’s University. I was enrolled in a unique program called Artist in Community Education (ACE) specifically designed...

Marlon and Me

[June 4, 2017]In 2008, I graduated with my bachelor of education degree from Queen’s University. I was enrolled in a unique program called Artist in Community Education (ACE) specifically designed...

Not Just Another Day at the Beach

Not Just Another Day at the Beach

[June 11, 2017]When Stacy, my husband, and I first began seeing each other in 2001, we lived in different cities. Stacy lived in Kingston and worked at Queen’s University and...

Not Just Another Day at the Beach

[June 11, 2017]When Stacy, my husband, and I first began seeing each other in 2001, we lived in different cities. Stacy lived in Kingston and worked at Queen’s University and...

My Faith

My Faith

[June 18t, 2017]One night when I was 7, my mother tucked me into bed and reminded me to say my prayers. Growing up Roman Catholic, it was expected of me...

My Faith

[June 18t, 2017]One night when I was 7, my mother tucked me into bed and reminded me to say my prayers. Growing up Roman Catholic, it was expected of me...

Inspiration

Inspiration

[June 25, 2017]I came to Calvin and Hobbes later in life; long after Bill Watterson was out of syndication. Once I had discovered the comic, however, I devoured all of...

Inspiration

[June 25, 2017]I came to Calvin and Hobbes later in life; long after Bill Watterson was out of syndication. Once I had discovered the comic, however, I devoured all of...

Eleven

Eleven

[July 16, 2017]The number eleven will always remind me of my second-eldest brother, Kevin. In his youth, Kevin was a phenomenal athlete. From the sidelines, as a young boy, I...

Eleven

[July 16, 2017]The number eleven will always remind me of my second-eldest brother, Kevin. In his youth, Kevin was a phenomenal athlete. From the sidelines, as a young boy, I...