Eight years ago, I took a sociology of crime course in university. The class met just once each week — a 3-hour session on Thursday evenings. There was someone — let’s call her Jen — who I used to have the privilege of sitting with from time to time. A…

Do you listen to music when you work? I do — anything to make work seem a little less like… work. Whenever I need to write for example, I go with tunes more instrumental in nature — jazz or classical, perhaps. Anything with words is just distracting. For me, lofi…

Many university students have not had class on campus for months. Where I work, courses began transitioning online as early as mid-March! Since then, a lot of attention — and not unfairly so — has been placed on delivering virtual lectures. How should instructors use Zoom? How can they be…

At its core, Medium represents a platform for reading and writing. But let’s step back for a second here — besides being a t-shirt size, what does “medium” really mean? A means of doing something. For Medium, the “something” is the act of sharing stories, opinions, ideas, words, text. The…

A few weeks ago, I went to a late dinner — Montreal, 10PM, steakhouse— with a dear friend of mine. It was $29 for an appetizer (caesar salad), main (rib steak), and coffee or tea. The table coleslaw (unlimited) was delicious as well — tangy and fresh. Anyways, we were…

“You know I can’t approve this.” “Someone was killed, sir. This is my job.” “The problem is not with what happened, but what might.” Rick said nothing, standing with his hands clenched by his side. …

This is a collaborative story. Six of us got together, decided upon a theme (glasses), and set off to write a few hundred words each — one after another, picking up where the last person left off. #friendshipgoals She could barely see without them, but it was clear that her…

Whenever I find myself in a new city, I try to walk as much as I can. Walking minimizes commute costs, facilitates digestion, and allows me to observe people and places in more detail. Here is how I spent the third of my three days in Ottawa. Checkout for the…

Whenever I find myself in a new city, I try to walk as much as I can. Walking minimizes commute costs, facilitates digestion, and allows me to observe people and places in more detail. Here is how I spent the second of my three days in Ottawa. At the bus…