When 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...

I remember the moment I decided I wanted to be an actress. I was walking across the parking lot of my high school after an undoubtedly...

I was living in New York when one Sunday afternoon in late August, a boyfriend suggested we go and see the newly remastered Texas...

I was 19 years-old the first time I ever said the F-word. I remember it distinctly. I was sitting on the bleachers at the ball park not...

Before I read “Harriet The Spy” I used to carry around a small notebook into which I wrote little tidbits about people I saw on street...

My grandfather, on my Mother's side, immigrated to Canada from Italy in the 1950's. For years I thought I was Italian until one day, my...

I recently listened to hostage negotiator, Chris Voss, talk about dealing with family members during this difficult time of quarantine....

Last week was Valentine’s Day, followed closely in Ontario by Family Day, a statutory holiday started by Dalton McGinty as an election...

My husband works at a five-star hotel and the stories he comes home with are enough fodder for at least several novels and a salacious...

Today is the annual Santa Claus parade. In the small town where I live, this gesture of holiday cheer is met with enthusiasm by children...