How do you write about your “faith”? How do you describe the indescribable, the ineffable, the otherworldly? the grief or joy or miracle or peace or disappointment that you have because of your faith? Everyone can argue about the value or lack of value in “religion”–and it’s an easy connect-the-dots to create your own [...]
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Writing Faith Workshop begins, Feb 10, 5-8pm, Whitehorse United Church 1 comment
My short piece in Geez Magazine #24, “Privilege” issue, on coming out Leave a comment
Ironically, my pastor at RBC suggested I write for Geez magazine. I don’t think he imagined what piece I would eventually write for them. But here it is, Issue #24, on “privilege”. I wrote the fast version of my coming out at church. I centered it on the idea of privilege–of the privileges I had [...]
The Guild’s Boston Marriage witty, fun, screamin’ good 2 comments
Last Friday night I was banned from the Guild’s front row if I wear red and come to a comedy. I couldn’t control myself. The play is way too funny for me, and so I was laughing–and I plead my case to Artsnet. Sometimes, laughing is uncontrollable. What is controllable, I’ll admit, is the color [...]
Dancing Bears on Main Street, Whitehorse: Sarah MacDougall, The Greatest Ones Alive 1 comment
So, I’ve always wanted to be a bear. Sarah MacDougall’s album, The Greatest Ones Alive, is being released at the Yukon Arts Centre on Saturday, Nov 12, and Erin and I decided to promote the album by being the dancing bears on the cover of her album. Costumes rented, we danced up and down Main [...]
Raven Ordering McDonald’s Drive-Thru: the Yukon has Smart Wildlife Leave a comment
Check out this photo taken yesterday, October 21, outside of the Whitehorse McDonald’s. Ravens are getting so smart they’re ordering through the drive-thru. The Yukon has very smart wildlife. Of course, I’m not sure what this says about McDonald’s food considering what ravens eat. Check out this guy’s expression as he realizes what the raven [...]
Hidden Histories: towards an LGBT history curriculum for California Schools 1 comment
I was over on Talking Dog this afternoon and reading about how California teachers are having to come up with curriculum fast for a new law that requires them to teach LGBT history in schools. I don’t think teachers have to overhaul everything—but I do think a quick version might be able to make things [...]
Gross Heart: Much to Love about Mump and Smoot Leave a comment
Canadian clowns, Mump and Smoot (with Thug), were in Whitehorse tonight in a revival of their first show together, Something. I was led to believe it was going to be scary, or disturbing–but these were not scary clowns. While there are some grotesque moments, there’s a charming show beneath the grossness. It stems from the [...]
The Truth and the Narrative in Beauty: Compagnie Marie Chouinard’s “The Golden Mean” 1 comment
To the slow, pounding, pulsing kettledrum, its waves of sound hitting the audience, the two sheen-fabric wrapped shapes on the stage slowly writhe and discard their stiff shimmering sheaths. So begins Marie Chouinard’s The Golden Mean, restaged for another amazing tour. I would have a hard time describing what happens. It’s modern dance, but the [...]
Picard Never Took a Text Message: Star Trek, Technology, and the Absence of Social Media in the Future 9 comments
“Where were you?”: God and Grace in Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life Leave a comment
It is a beautiful thing that the Yukon Film Society was able to bring us “Tree of Life” through their new Available Light Cinema incarnation at the Yukon Arts Centre once a month. Even more amazing was the swiftness. Whitehorse is not known as the place where new good films come quickly–but the YFS have [...]
