First Person

I got a little carried away perfecting my carry-on bag

The angels who helped me swim Britannia Bay

Are you family? How my husband lost a mother and gained a wife

How a Winnipeg high school pulled off the greatest high-school ruse ever

In Lunenburg, pickleball players really know how to have a good time

I’m 75 and still travelling to India on my own

The idiot driver in the other lane used to be me

Robert Frost inspired me to bike through my own defeat

My canoe trip disaster

Saying goodbye to my childhood home, I learned my hometown is in good hands

The Tiger’s Nest Monastery is in my backyard. I try not to take that for granted

With mom’s ring on my finger, I keep her close

Mom wouldn’t talk about her impending death, and I had to learn to live with that

I can be a tad spontaneous so when I saw a cowboy with a Welsh name, I went for it

The Nepali street dog who taught me how to love again

I am obsessed with my cedar and canvas canoe

My son’s split-second decision may have changed another person’s life

I had to fight cancer my way (please don’t tell me it’s a learning journey)

I’m happy to see my eavesdropping skills have been passed on to the next generation

Sometimes, I hate my grandmother even though I know that’s wrong

In Beaujolais, I discovered just how hard winemaking can be

Me and Mom and our motorbikes

I donated a kidney to a stranger because life is good and good to share

Telling my Muslim father that I had a boyfriend was not easy

I had to find a way to convince my (grown) kid to hang out with me

Our VW Westfalia was slow and temperamental but driving it made me cool by association

I’m not showing up like everyone else – and my clothes make that clear

The day when I couldn’t wiggle out of my sister’s wedding dress

Here’s the story behind your one-star review of my service

Yes, my taxes are late (again) but filing online gave me time to rethink the whole process

My son is different than most, sometimes strangers won’t let me forget it

I said goodbye to my father in a letter, written at 31,000 feet

An ADHD diagnosis gave me hope and real answers about my brain

Now where do I stay? When a family-run resort is taken over by a luxury-focused firm

I’m embracing my new career as a gay romance writer

The enormous power of a very small dog