I love music. I’ve been around it my whole life. It wasn’t a family thing, it was a “me” thing. It started with the piano. We had one, though no one played before I started. My mom wanted to but didn’t. She’d tried as a child, but her mother criticized the desire out of her. My grandmother could be harsh. I started piano lessons at … Continue reading When your favourite album’s the artist.
I like to bake and cook for people. I started doing it when I was eleven, around the time my eating disorder put on spurs and kicked things into high gear. People without eating disorders like to cook and bake, of course, but people with eating disorders often do it to excess. We watch the shows, and read the books and magazines almost compulsively: if … Continue reading ‘Twas a very flat cake – an off-the-cuff joint.
What makes someone a leader? Is the leader simply the person in charge? Is there no required skill set? Perhaps not – if the last few years have shown us anything – global politics, the former Twitter – it’s that holding the top job does not a leader make. There’s more to leadership than holding power though the two are often conflated. We confuse leadership … Continue reading Does a leader need followers?
The week starts on Monday, and the new year starts on September 1. These are my truths, but they’re not everyone’s truths. They’re not even my wall calendar’s truth – I like those to start on Sunday. The Sunday-column-first is the calendar I grew up with and that kind of patterning is hard to change, especially when there’s no real need. It’s not as though … Continue reading The perfect week starts on Monday and rolls easy – an off-the-cuff joint.
From Famine to Feast 