With last year’s Stanley Park Ghost Train, we followed Jack O’Lantern’s journey through the dark forest. The year before that featured an alien invasion. But, if you go all the way back to 2010, we visited with Alice in Nightmareland, a twisted take on the Alice in Wonderland classic. Well, we’re back in Nightmareland again […]
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I’ve been thinking a lot about privilege lately. In particular, I’ve been thinking about how much my daughter’s childhood has differed thus far from my own. This is not at all to take away anything from my parents, but rather to illustrate a difference in circumstances. For instance, Addie will have two university-educated parents to […]
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Remember? Ooh, I wouldn’t do that! Remembering’s dangerous. I find the past such a worrying, anxious place. “The past tense,” I suppose you’d call it. Ha ha ha. Memory’s so treacherous. One moment you’re lost in a carnival of delights, with poignant childhood aromas, the flashing neon of puberty, all that sentimental candy floss… The […]
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So, you know how Disney on Ice is coming to Vancouver next month? How would you and your family like to go? What if I told you I was giving away a family four-pack of tickets? Why am I asking so many questions? But, seriously, you can win tickets to Disney on Ice Presents Mickey’s […]
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If you’ve ever wondered how I manage to “do it all,” how I “hold it down,” the truth is that I don’t. Most days — every day, if we’re being perfectly honest — I feel like I come up short in one way or another. Adult responsibilities can be overwhelming. But, as much as I […]
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So, uh, thirty-seven sounds pretty old Thought I’d have it all figured out by now So, what to do, I just want to be told Quiet demons! I just want to know how So, yeah, thirty-seven, that’s pretty oldHaving taken the road less traveled by To think, was I made from a broken mold? Like […]
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I am, in no way, some sort of child psychology expert. I can, however, speak both from my own personal experience and from what I’ve seen. Kids “act up.” All. The. Time. As much as we like to see the smiling faces of perfect little angels on social media, we as parents know that isn’t […]
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Let’s get this speedlink underway, shall we? Andrew B. Knott kicks things off with a question of life transitions and identity crises. If you’ve been a stay-at-home parent for a number of years, what do you do when all your kids are in school full time? Should you go back to work? Is this question […]
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Maybe you’re familiar with the feeling. When “having it all” is still not enough. You have all the fundamental blocks of what a good life is supposed to have: A safe and comfortable home, a fulfilling job that pays the bills, friends and family who love you, memorable moments that are worth remembering. And yet, […]
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I think it’s the reason why I feel so driven to try to scream out at people, “This is me. Isn’t it weird? What do you think?” And see if they think it’s weird, too. I mean, we’re all kind of weird in our own weird little ways, right? Though, I suppose Kate McKinnon of […]
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