selected features
An Acclaimed Canadian Playwright Faces Questions of Pretendianism, The Walrus
The Tokenism Trap, The Walrus
The End of Home Ownership, Maclean’s
“We’re Tired of Waiting”: First Nation Unilaterally Declares Marine Protected Area, The Guardian
The Curious Case of Gina Adams, Maclean’s (Available as a very pretty hardcover!)
The Instagram Parent Trap, The Walrus
On Social Media, a Dangerous Conflation of Blood Clot Risks, Romper
profiles & interviews
How Connie Walker Got Us Listening, The Walrus
Alicia Elliott Turns the Page on Pain, The Globe & Mail
Waubgeshig Rice Finds Hope at the End of the World, The Globe & Mail
Tanya Talaga Is Telling the Stories Canada Needs to Hear, Maclean’s
Suzanne Simard Wants to Change How We Look at Trees, Chatelaine
Eleanor Catton Defends the Institution of the Novel, The Globe & Mail
Jessica Johns Dreams Up a New Genre of Cree Horror, Quill & Quire
Ann-Marie MacDonald on Exile and Imagination, The Walrus
The Outer Child: Kidcore Fashion Reigns on TikTok, Maclean’s
Resistance 150: Indigenous Artists Challenge Canadians to Reckon with Our History, Chatelaine
Gordon Stenhouse, the Grizzly Whisperer, Maclean’s
As a Therapist, I Know What’s Breaking Couples Up, The Walrus
reviews & criticism
Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo deftly captures the thrill and desperation of young romance, The Globe & Mail
Living Nightmares: An Insurgence of Indigenous Horror, Quill & Quire
In Daughter, Claudia Dey Explores the Ugly Side of the Great Literary Male, The Walrus
We’re All Living in a Barbie World, The Walrus
Halfbreed: How the Memoir Opened Up Indigenous Literature, The Walrus
To Honour Lee Maracle’s Life, Read Indigenous Women, The Tyee
Billy-Ray Belcourt, A History of My Brief Body, Vancouver Sun
Sheung King, You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked., Vancouver Sun
Eden Robinson, Return of the Trickster, Vancouver Sun
Emily St John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility, Vancouver Sun
Robin Maynard & Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Rehearsals for Living, Quill & Quire
essays
Is Summer Break Bad for Everyone?, The Walrus
Journalists Are Becoming Cogs in the Outrage Machine, The Walrus
What's the Point of Pretendian Investigations?, The Walrus
The Inescapable Rise of Moral Superiority, The Walrus
The Persistence of the Cat-Caller, Insider
Designing a Better Hospital, Vancouver Magazine
Paying Respects to Vancouver's Corpse Flower, MONTECRISTO
I Missed You, Beach Logs, Vancouver Magazine
indigenous stories
Pierre' Poilievre’s Idea of Reconciliation Is a Mess, The Walrus
Vancouver’s New Mega-development Is Big, Ambitious and Undeniably Indigenous, Maclean’s
A Fiery Backlash to an Indigenous-led Conservation Grant, The Narwhal
Restoring Boreal Caribou Habitat, One Tree at a Time, The Narwhal
The Métis Aviator Charting the Future of Flight, Montecristo Magazine
It’s Time to Bring Indigenous Belongings Home, The Walrus
The Future of Conservation Relies on IPCAs— But What Are They?, The Narwhal
“Why Didn’t They Stop This Fire?”, The Narwhal
The Dangerous Allure of Residential School Denialism, The Walrus
Why Are So Many People Claiming Indigenous Identity?, The Walrus
Resilience & Reconnection: Stories of Indigenous Parenting, Romper
Orange Shirt Day Is Not About Buying Orange Shirts, IndigiNews
Learning Cree with My Daughter, Romper
Monuments to What? The Tyee
etc!
Was Your Last Sandwich Made by a Cult?, Georgia Straight
Around the World in Eighty Lies, The Walrus
When It Comes to Kids, Many Adults Need to Grow Up, The Walrus
(Selected for The Best Canadian Essays 2025)Of Course We’re Interested in the Trudeau Split, The Walrus
How Secure is Abortion Access in Canada?, Chatelaine
Why Is Everyone Into Tarot Now?, Maclean’s
Is Zero-Waste the Future of Fine Dining?, Maclean’s
Tokens of Appreciation, Maclean’s
A Week in the Life of a Falconer, The Tyee
Roller Skating is Back in Vancouver. Here’s Why. Vancouver Magazine