Besiders / New Narratives / Personal Essay

The Woman Who Had Fun

Author and comedian Catherine Ethier reflects on the power of pleasure and laughter in the darkest of times.

Besiders / New Narratives / Personal Essay

Climate Change Isn’t Your Fault

We were taught to take climate change personally, but real change is collective.

Besiders / New Narratives / Personal Essay

The Houseplants That Saved Me from Myself

When things took a turn for the worse in the summer of 2020, Toronto writer Tayo Bero decided to refresh her life with a new apartment full of plants. As it turned out, they taught her more than she could have anticipated.

New Narratives / Personal Essay

Speedy Recovery

Convalescence is the body asserting its own tempo.
Village / Personal Essay

Putting Down Roots in the Maritimes

Catherine Bernier reflects on what led her and her partner to put down roots in a fishing cabin transformed into a tiny house.

New Narratives / Personal Essay

Grit Under the Nails

Since 2016, our collaborator Juliette Leblanc is getting used to country life (and finding out what the little house on the prairie is really like).
New Narratives / Personal Essay

A Fugitive in Montana

Escaping a wilderness rehab and hitchhiking across a state, Simon fought hard against letting nature change him.

New Narratives / Personal Essay

The Plants Are Fine

On life, death, and the secret language of houseplants.
New Narratives / Personal Essay

Blood Lines

Between photographer Alexi Hobbs and his grandfather, a bond forged out of stories, feathers, and wood.

New Narratives / Personal Essay

Internet Camp

A few leftover habits from when the internet was still a skill that could be learned.

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