Author: edmund k. saunders
A consummate intellectual wanderer; lacking a destination, a timeline, or plan to help guide the journey.
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
Commentary & Criticism Culture Current Affairs Economic Justice Humor Inequality Lifestyle Long-form Essay Memoir Politics Race Racial Justice Satire U.S. Politics
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
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.
Black Lives Matter Commentary & Criticism Culture Current Affairs Police Brutality Politics Race Racial Justice
American Justice, in Black and White
I want white, law-abiding Americans to imagine what it feels like to be a black man; to worry that, asContinue Reading
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
There is Some Sh*t I Will Not Eat
A morning radio host where I live was terminated after posting videos caricaturing people who live in a particular neighbourhoodContinue Reading
Thanks a Lot Mom, I’m Chubby Again
My partner would be the first to admit she’s no fan of the gym. Luckily this isn’t a problem forContinue Reading
The Coffee Sucks, Don’t Let Them Tell You Otherwise
I slumped in line at Starbucks during my morning coffee break, desperate for my ritual fix of caffeine needed toContinue Reading
Commentary & Criticism Culture Current Affairs Family Gender Humor Humour Lifestyle Male Psychology Musings Psychology Satire
My Hugh Jackman Man-Crush
A guy has to respect when his eyes behold a tall, well-built, talented, and maddeningly handsome man who also seems genuine and is not a total asshole.
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