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The Corporate Uber-Elite: Golf’s Most Socially Destructive Club
I never loved the game of golf, mostly because it never loved me, no matter how earnestly I embraced it.Continue Reading
From Southie to Santa
Read the full short story here: https://bigshorts.home.blog/2021/01/19/from-southie-to-santa/ I remember the day I took the job of Santa Claus like itContinue Reading
The Right View in Myanmar
The persecution of the Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar is a horrifying spectacle to behold. The images of villages razedContinue Reading
Keep Telling Their Stories, Joseph Boyden
The public assault on Joseph Boyden earlier this year was as mystifying as it was senseless and infuriating. Out ofContinue Reading
The Struggle is Real, The Effort Worthwhile
It’s summertime up here in the Northern Hemisphere. Despite the countless joys that arrive with the season, for many ofContinue Reading
The Third Person
When my partner and I first began dating, she sometimes referred to herself in the third person. She would comeContinue Reading
Fur-Trader and City-Slicker Frolic in the Woods
When I was a child, my love of the outdoors knew no bounds. This wasn’t always an easy feat givenContinue Reading
Canadian Racism On Trial
Because I’m a black man who isn’t living under a rock I’ve been forced to think a lot about racism lately.
Blackberry Burn Unit
I want to shove everyone’s blackberry up their arse. I have resisted calls to advance to the management ranks owingContinue Reading
