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The Bleisure Revolution

October 25, 2026

Imagine your headquarters sends you to Lisbon or Athens for a conference, so you invite your partner along to make the most of the corporate-paid hotel room. This blending of professional obligation with personal escape, or remote work with vacation, is the modern face of ‘bleisure’, a trend redefining the boundaries between global business and leisure travel…

Essay·Experimental prose·Non-fiction·Picks·Trails

The Link

A book is fundamentally an act of chronological defiance, forging an unbreakable link that forces a ghost to speak and a mind to listen. This quiet miracle is not a solitary phenomenon, but a dynamic triad composed of the creator, the artifact and the interpreter. Together, they engage in a…

Nay, Never, No More

The turning point arrived during a particularly hectic month, when I agreed…

Blue Blood, Black Ink

Well before body art was embraced by counterculture and rock stars, it…

Cat on the Record: Childhood Imagination in Stenhouse’s Hidden Corners

October 14, 2026

Bill Rectangle·Book·Memoir·Non-fiction·Picks·Review·Yore

‘I would not change it. Not because every part of it was perfect, because it was not. I would not change it because it helped make me. Stenhouse gave me stories, confidence, humour, toughness, movement, music, family, friendship, and pride. And for all of that, I am grateful.’…

The Sad Sound of Silence

October 13, 2026

Essay·Experimental prose·Impartial Journalism·Non-fiction·Picks·Tales to Heal·Trails

The media rightly describes itself as the watchdog of democracy. But a watchdog that only barks at the issues that dominate the news cycle is hardly doing its job…

Between Borders, Pens and Brushstrokes

October 11, 2026

Canada·Interview·Madelyn June Jorgensen·Non-fiction·Picks·Portugal·Switzerland

I began to understand that life deals us unfair situations that can either break us or make us a better person. It made me a better person. I also knew I was a survivor and could handle tough situations and not buckle under pressure. I also learned that I never…

‘Characters Can Survive Without Dinner, But I Can’t’

October 10, 2026

Anna Alcott·Interview·Non-fiction·Picks

I write almost every day. I’m a pantser, so I usually write an entire chapter without overthinking where the story is going. I might glance through it, then carry on writing several more chapters before printing out a number of pages and reading them as if they were part of…

Chasing Atlantis in Europe

October 9, 2026

Europe·Experimental prose·History·Non-fiction·Yore

While many scholars view the account as an allegory about the decay of empires, explorers and historians continue to search for traces of this legendary realm…

What’s in a Name?

October 9, 2026

Experimental prose·History·Non-fiction·Trails

For Hitler Mussolini Simeón, the next test will not be his name. In Queropalca, voters seemed largely unfazed by the global headlines. For them, the more pressing question was whether their new mayor could actually deliver the promised paved road…

Anne Carson IS Already European

October 8, 2026

Anne Carson·Canada·Europe·Iceland·Nobel Prize·Non-fiction·Picks·Yore

Born in Toronto, Anne Carson has a deep and long-standing relationship with Europe, having both lived in and frequently visited several countries for academic work, artistic collaborations, and personal journeys. Ms Carson also holds Icelandic citizenship. Owing to her background as a renowned classicist and poet, Europe features heavily in…

Trading Screens for Nature

October 5, 2026

Interview·Non-fiction·Picks·Sue Hall

'Writer friends visit and often arrive fraught, with phones at the ready. By day three they are beginning to watch light move across the hills instead. By the end of the week, they are reading books and beginning to imagine stories and even getting them down on paper'…

Father Polonius and the Green Girl

October 5, 2026

Essay·Non-fiction·William Shakespeare·Yore

Most first-time readers and casual theatregoers naturally view the play through Hamlet’s perspective; consequently, they intuitively dislike Polonius, who registers as an annoying, self-important obstacle. However, this initial visceral reaction usually fractures into several distinct stages of understanding as we pay closer attention…

The Uncomfortable Paradox of Modern Migration

October 4, 2026

Essay·History·Non-fiction·Picks·Trails

'one principle should remain clear: violence, whether physical or verbal, is never justified. Intimidation and brutality do not become acceptable simply because people disagree over a border or government policy'…

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Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight

The tension is personified by Statler and Waldorf, the two elderly cynics perched permanently in the box seats. They are the ultimate…

Books of Our Continent

From the quiet shelves of forty-four national archives and ancient university libraries to the cosy corners of independent bookstores and modest home…

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Non-fiction

The Bleisure Revolution

The Link

Nay, Never, No More

Blue Blood, Black Ink

Cat on the Record: Childhood Imagination in Stenhouse’s Hidden Corners

The Sad Sound of Silence

Between Borders, Pens and Brushstrokes

‘Characters Can Survive Without Dinner, But I Can’t’

Chasing Atlantis in Europe

What’s in a Name?

Anne Carson IS Already European

Trading Screens for Nature

Father Polonius and the Green Girl

The Uncomfortable Paradox of Modern Migration

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