Miscellany
Last week I injured my knee on Cobble Hill Mountain. Turns out it’s the quad muscle that attaches to the inner knee that’s the culprit. … Read more
mental health
Life Goals
I haven’t been hiking lately because I injured my knee (with me it’s always the knees that are the first to go). So I’ve been … Read more
What I Think About When I Think About Hiking
I’ve taken today’s blog title from author Haruki Murakami’s book: What I Think About When I Think About Running. It’s a memoir about being a … Read more
Stuck Indoors
For the past two weeks I haven’t been on my hikes at Cobble Hill Mountain. I miss it – the dampened sound of my feet … Read more
On Performing Illness
A few days ago a friend of mine posted on Facebook that she’d written a draft of the trickiest chapter of her book, something she … Read more
The Power of Sentences
I’ve been in the midst of copy edits for my book manuscript, so thought this week would be a great time to share some edited … Read more
Here We Go Again
Let’s start with the good news. My book officially has a webpage with University of Alberta Press! Isn’t the cover fabulous? Hopefully they’ll add a … Read more
Book Review: The Complications by Emmett Rensin
Emmett Rensin is mad, and he’d be the first to tell you so. In THE COMPLICATIONS: ON GOING INSANE IN AMERICA, he writes about his … Read more
Review of Misty Pratt’s “All in Her Head”
Misty Pratt’s ALL IN HER HEAD is a well-written, wide-ranging book that explores the issues women face in the medical system. Pratt focuses specifically on … Read more
Chronic Illness as a Full-Time Job
Last month, a woman I know via X posted that having a chronic illness is her full-time job. She outlined her to-do list and how … Read more
