Feb 17, 2022Member-onlyThe Ottawa protestors are partying on the 80th anniversary of a real crime against humanity the sook ching massacre in Singapore.(Warning: This post may be triggering to people or their families who were victims of real crimes against humanity. I didn’t want to raise the temperature of the Ottawa protest debate but the continuation of the blockades and remembering the anniversary date compelled me to write this). The heads of…Covid 198 min readCovid 198 min read
May 16, 2021Member-onlyMy own private London. A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin. Part Six of Six The Reviewers(Contains spoilers and may trigger some AIDS survivor readers. Names in quotation marks are pseudonyms. Many of the names from the 80s aren’t mentioned because I don’t remember. Other names are real, taken from my occasional diary or letters I wrote) It is obvious that It’s a Sin has made…Gay10 min readGay10 min read
May 15, 2021Member-onlyBack to Toronto. Part five of A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin.(Contains spoilers and may trigger some AIDS survivor readers. Names in quotation marks are pseudonyms. Many of the names from the 80s aren’t mentioned because I don’t remember. Other names are real, taken from my occasional diary or letters I wrote) The job that changed everything After the job at…Toronto16 min readToronto16 min read
May 14, 2021Member-onlyThe Craziest B&B in London Part four of A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin(Contains spoilers and may trigger some AIDS survivor readers. Names in quotation marks are pseudonyms. Many of the names from the 80s aren’t mentioned because I don’t remember. Other names are real, taken from my occasional diary or letters I wrote) When “Darren” and I arrived in London, we knew…Gay8 min readGay8 min read
May 13, 2021Member-onlyThe captain (Royal Navy retired) Part three of six A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin.There’s one other customer in “the semi-gay pub” that I have to mention, an elderly gentleman, friendly and personable, who was one of the most popular people in the “semi-gay pub.” James (his real name) was probably in his seventies, (He was probably straight. …AIDS4 min readAIDS4 min read
May 13, 2021Member-onlyMy own private London A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin (Part two of six: The Semi-gay Pub)(Contains spoilers and may trigger some AIDS survivor readers. Names in quotation marks are pseudonyms. Many of the names from the 80s aren’t mentioned because I don’t remember. Other names are real, taken from my occasional diary or letters I wrote) After I arrived in London, it took me about…Gay10 min readGay10 min read
May 12, 2021Member-onlyMy own private London. A gay life in the first year of It’s a Sin. (in six parts: Part one London)(Contains spoilers and may trigger some AIDS survivor readers. Names in quotation marks are pseudonyms. Many of the names from the 80s aren’t mentioned because I don’t remember. Other names are real, taken from my occasional diary or letters I wrote) The year 1981 was one of the happiest, craziest…Gay19 min readGay19 min read
Oct 17, 2020Member-only“A point far off in imaginary space.” In 1970, two books tried to predict 2020. How right were they?Fifty years ago, in 1970, two books, one written and edited in the United States, the second in Canada, both gathered prominent writers to predict what the year 2020 would be like. As one might expect, no one got it entirely right. There were hints of things to come. Now…202024 min read202024 min read
Dec 29, 2017The Last Jedi is a (flawed) classic that completes the mythic cycle Luke Skywalker is still a hero.(CONTAINS SPOILERS) Star Wars: The Last Jedi is Luke Skywalker’s final chapter in the mythic cycle that George Lucas began with the original 1977 Star Wars film, now called A New Hope. That’s why, despite the flaws in any Hollywood movie, The Last Jediwill become a classic. As every Star…Last Jedi36 min readLast Jedi36 min read
Feb 4, 2017The alt-right is spreading the word “Snowflake” as hate speech. It is time for Kitimat to take a stand for tolerance and for the town’s brandEditorial: With the triumph (so far) of Donald Trump, the “alt-right” has been spreading two words as hate speech not only in the United States but around the world. One word should concern the people of Kitimat– the increasing use of “snowflake.” After all, a snowflake is our town symbol…Donald Trump7 min readDonald Trump7 min read
