Layoffs at ChangeMakers
You’re being let go, your department’s being downsized, you’re part of an outplacement, we’re going in a different direction, we’re not picking up your option… - Emperor Kuzco and …
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What About Ceyx?
Janice had a cat. I say “had” because she is no longer with us. But the cat remains. His name is Ceyx. It’s pronounced “KAY-ix”. It’s the name from a minor Greek myth, apparently. …
Packing up a life
How full is a life well-lived? Can it be judged by the things it collects? Books. Trinkets. Pets. Paintings. Clothes. Boxes. Dust. When life turns to dust, what then? The packing begins. Life is messy unorganized random …
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Monkey Goes to Japan
It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to. - Bilbo Baggins, Fellowship of the Ring …
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AI is a wrench
Well, it’s vise grips for pliers, and pliers for a wrench A wrench for a hammer, hammer’s everything else It just don’t seem to make much difference I sure do like him but he’s hard on equipment …
Obituary for Janice Aicken (neé Campbell)
One of the challenges when someone dies is having to prepare an obituary. Being a writer and story-teller, I felt compelled to put together one for Janice. It’s too wordy and would never be used in a newspaper. But …
Janice Aicken, 1943-2026
Today, my mother-in-law, Janice Aicken, died. Janice has been unwell for months … years, really. But the last four months have been especially hard, a result of illness that brought forth the underlying issues. …
Happy 16th Birthday, Choo Choo!
When you were younger, it was so much easier to see the changes from one year to the next. But in the last couple of years, the only significant changes are … well, hair colour. I wouldn’t say you’re …
My first public book reading
I gotta start off with a disclaimer: Despite all my aspirations otherwise, I am not a professional writer. (At least, not yet. Maybe. One day.) But I do have a novel! Books from new/unknown authors very rarely sell …
January is the saddest month
I’m watching the crews in the plaza out in front of Brookfield Plaza take down the Christmas tree decorations. In an hour, it’ll be an empty space once again. It’s a metaphor for January, really: the …
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