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Summertime blackouts make me think of Sarajevo, and kaurma August 15

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I’m proud of (and embarrassed by) my old car August 14

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The day I met my birth mother was the best day of my life August 13

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Crosswords keep me connected to my grandfather August 10

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Swimming pools are a balm for whatever ails me August 9

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Could I sing the fourth movement of Beethoven’s Ninth and live to tell the tale? August 8

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My tentative first steps as a solo traveller August 7

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I had to overcome my fear of becoming a mom August 6

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Be proud of your scars: They’re who you are August 5

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What not to say to someone who has cancer, and more of our most popular reader essays August 5

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I was a young lifeguard, but I’d already learned how quickly kids could drown August 2

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I couldn’t put it off any longer - the compost had to be turned August 1

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How to put sunscreen on kids: my 13-step guide July 31

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Miscarriage: The word we don’t say until it happens July 30

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What it’s like to share everything – even your birthday – with your wife July 27

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Do I really want (or need) a digital assistant? July 26

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Why is it such agony to change all my online passwords? July 25 Updated

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Why the heck can’t I get cash in these new banks? July 24

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I’ve learned to live with my mental illness July 23 Updated

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My dog is teaching me to be resilient July 22

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How many millennials does it take to figure out the trash collection? July 19

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Searching for Mr. Right any way (and anywhere) I can find him July 18

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Halfway up the CN Tower, it was just me and the stairs – and my ego July 17

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Stuck to the couch: Memoir of an ugly design trend July 16

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I’m not ‘crazy.’ I’m not dangerous. I just need your understanding July 15

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Why do so many people turn their noses up at e-readers? July 12

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Improv class taught me to fail in an era of flawlessness July 11

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Why I drove across the country with a complete stranger, and his cat July 10

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The best listeners are those who’ve known suffering, too July 9

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I need to find a more satisfying way to live with MS July 6 Updated

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Running isn’t just exercise, it’s time for me to think July 5

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The best gifts last beyond the present July 4

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I was underwater and in trouble: a scuba diver’s nightmare July 3

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The 10-speed bike that helped me refocus on life – one kilometre at a time July 2

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I was stoned when I became a Canadian citizen June 29

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Celebrating the diverse, sophisticated and discordant country I love June 28