Lezlie WadeApr 258 minPoisonous RelationshipsThere are certain situations where I find myself overly stressed. For example, while checking out my groceries at the grocery store, I...
Lezlie WadeMar 307 minMake a Wish"Can I have a birthday party?" I asked my mother a few days before I turned five. "No. They're too much trouble," she replied and...
Lezlie WadeFeb 246 minGrant Writing 101I recently purchased a copy of Grant Writing for Dummies because I'm an idiot when it comes to applications. Full disclosure, I've never...
Lezlie WadeJan 267 minIsland Living"I have to go to Bermuda," I announced to my father one afternoon in September. "Have to, as in, longing to go?" my father asked. "As in,...
Lezlie WadeDec 28, 20219 minHow Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?When I was young, no one ever sat me down and told me that I could do anything I wanted. There were no pep talks about how I could...
Lezlie WadeNov 30, 20217 minNo Strings AttachedAbout three weeks into my studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, my acting teacher, Mr. Gushee, asked me, "How did you hear...
Lezlie WadeOct 30, 20217 minFood for ThoughtA few years ago, my husband and I were at a production of Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway when the woman next to me pulled out a bag of...
Lezlie WadeOct 1, 20217 minBizarro WorldTonight, was one of those popcorn and banana muffin dinners I have very infrequently, but still more often than I care to admit. I didn't...
Lezlie WadeAug 30, 20217 minWhat's So Funny?A few weeks ago, our next-door neighbour had guests staying at her B & B for the long weekend and for three days straight, they sat in...
Lezlie WadeJul 26, 20218 minThe Meaning of LifeAt one time in my life, I lived in Los Angeles. It seemed like a crazy place for me to end up since I never had any inclination towards...
Lezlie WadeJun 28, 20211 minAt The ZooOne day when I was barely two My Father took me to the zoo. Because I was too small to see, He had to lift and carry me. Inside his arms,...
Lezlie WadeMay 30, 20218 minA Breath of Fresh AirThe summer after my first year of theatre school, I was sleeping on the living room floor of my cousin's apartment in Toronto, trying to...
Lezlie WadeApr 28, 20218 minCashing OutMaybe it's Covid-19, I'm not sure, but lately, I seem gripped by some kind of misanthropic anxiety attack whenever I make a trip to the...
Lezlie WadeMar 23, 20218 minFaith, Hope & CharityAt Vatican City, I overheard two American tourists with distinctly southern dialects discussing the beggars who were asking tourists for...
Lezlie WadeFeb 24, 20218 minWanderlustLast March, when the seriousness of Covid-19 hit home, I found myself wondering when I might be able to travel again. On dark winter days...
Lezlie WadeJan 24, 20217 minHandle With CareSometimes when I can't sleep at night, instead of counting sheep, I count all the different places I've lived. When I was a kid, the...
Lezlie WadeDec 16, 20207 minA CHRISTMAS STORYA few Christmases ago, when in Paris, I happened to become friends with a homeless gentleman who frequented the corner at the end of my...
Lezlie WadeNov 26, 20208 minWhen You Are SeenI was sitting in a movie theatre waiting to see Inception or Perception or Deception, some movie with a title that sounded similar, when...
Lezlie WadeNov 1, 20207 minSex EducationMy parents had the “talk” with me when I was in grade four. I came home from school one day armed with the knowledge that I knew how...
Lezlie WadeOct 1, 20208 minThe Power of PoetryWhen I was growing up, my father would often refer to my mother's side of the family as though he were speaking in parenthesis. "Your...