Published inWhat We InheritOn love, part 2“Why are you choosing violence today?”, is a phrase I frequently sang-uttered to myself last winter. Sitting in the car, fingers ice cold…Nov 4, 20229Nov 4, 20229
Your new relationship with timeI have never, in my life, heard so much talk about washing dishes.Apr 13, 2020801Apr 13, 2020801
Published inHuman PartsI’m the Only One in My Family Who Can’t See GhostsAs the youngest in a family of witches, I interpret the world my own wayJan 3, 20202.5K16Jan 3, 20202.5K16
Published inWhat We InheritWhat I have learned about loveIf you learn your first lessons about love from your parents, then my first lesson was that it was a burden. An unwieldy thing that…Oct 20, 2019101Oct 20, 2019101
2019: The year I didn’tTo all appearances, I have had a busy but unremarkable year.Oct 8, 2019392Oct 8, 2019392
LongingIt was sparked in 1998. That spring, I backpacked around England, Ireland and Scotland with a friend and then took a connecting flight to…Jul 12, 201951Jul 12, 201951
Published inWhat We InheritOn beautyWhen I was a child, I didn’t understand that my mother was a beauty. I only saw her eyes, perpetually dark with fatigue, only heard her…Dec 30, 2018502Dec 30, 2018502
Bend, compromise, try not to breakA feeling slams into me every now and again. Usually when I am walking home from the office on a Friday evening, my arms and shoulders…Nov 5, 2018422Nov 5, 2018422
GuiltSo that thing about Italian mothers and guilt is true. If you understand anything about Catholicism, this shouldn’t come as a surprise…Oct 4, 2018621Oct 4, 2018621
Your name is a signMy name, the syllables that I have known the longest, other than mama, speaks of my yearning every day. If nomen est omen — if the name is…Aug 28, 2018791Aug 28, 2018791
Love words for grown-upsFriends, it is time for us to do away with “crushes” and “butterflies” when we speak of love. The word “crush” is for children, something…Jul 29, 2018Jul 29, 2018
L’ambition, selon Sann Sava, directrice de création exécutive, DDB MontréalQu’est-ce que l’ambition signifie pour vous?Nov 10, 2017Nov 10, 2017
Sex or ego. Choose one.When you kiss someone for the first time, there’s a comfort in the proximity, in the blurring of features that comes with standing too…Oct 17, 2017Oct 17, 2017