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Looking forward with a turn of phrase
Dear world: Can we please bring back “heavens to murgatroyd!”? BECAUSE THIS IS THE BEST TURN OF PHRASE IN THE HISTORY OF TURNS OF PHRASES. Please also see: “really cleaned his clock!” and “you’ll end...
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These women. These women.
A very happy International Women’s Day to everyone! This year’s UN Theme is: Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it! I encourage all of you – everyone reading at home, as well as those on...
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Postcards from St. Petersburg
Spotlight: Russia I left for St. Petersburg in June 2007, having won a scholarship to attend a two-week long literary conference. With my fledgling Russian backed by a 100-level textbook and a second...
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Always best to start at the beginning
The day after leaving Berlin, we spent a day sailing the Baltic sea. We were knackered from the first three days of travelling and didn’t wake up until 10 AM. This was a welcome surprise, as it meant I...
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Kak dila, Mamuchka?
In 2007, I entered a short fiction contest through the Walrus magazine. The competition was held in conjunction with a literary seminar series that was run out of Concordia University, and the winner...
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