Health + Lifestyle Creative Nonfiction 12.03.20 The Places I’ve Never Been Sarah Thiessen When Sarah’s intrusive thoughts became unbearable, she isolated herself from their triggers, including her family. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 11.03.20 After the Closet Arianna Montanino Coming out is hard, a lot harder than we sometimes let on. As much progress as the LGBT2SQ+ community has made in the last decade, the fear, anxiety, and pressure is all too real. We need normalization. Let’s talk about coming out. Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Creative Nonfiction 10.03.20 No Real Introverts Kaitlyn Brewer How summer camp, chaotic schools, and a four-letter Myers-Briggs acronym lead to years of me seeing people — including myself — narrowly as either stereotypical introverts or extroverts. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 06.03.20 Aliens on Earth Oscar Rodriguez Three generations of the Rodriguez family now call Canada home. While the journey here from Guatemala was challenging, this family persevered and established their new lives. Despite being Canadian citizens, they still face racism — most recently on a trip to Texas. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 06.03.20 I Am a Mother Kaitlyn Scott Sharon, Lynn, and Miranda each made the decision to place their babies for adoption. Here, they discuss the consequences of that decision, and what it has meant for the rest of their lives. Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Creative Nonfiction 06.03.20 Letters I Never Sent Anya Nazeravich Why do we write letters without the intention of sending them? Nestled between Manitoba’s north and south Highway 75 is Union Point Church. Inside it live two notebooks that hundreds of people have written in, but few have seen — until now. Read Full Article
Identity Feature 06.03.20 2020 Vision Brianne Jamieson When Tyler Sneesby — DJ Hunnicutt and part owner of The Good Will — rapidly started losing his vision, he was forced to rediscover his identity. Read Full Article
Identity Creative Nonfiction 06.03.20 The Road Here: Chile 1973 Ryan Job When Gen. Augusto Pinochet overthrows Chile’s president in a violent right-wing coup, Communist Party member Teruel Carrasco’s life trajectory takes a 180. Everyone has a path stretching generations behind them — this one leads to me. Read Full Article
Health + Lifestyle Creative Nonfiction 03.03.20 Beneath the Surface Rachel Young A tattoo can represent a million things, but for Taylor Medeiros, her tattoos represent a new life. Read Full Article