I Lost My Father—and the Illusion of My Mother

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” ~Eckhart Tolle In July 2023, my father died in a tragic accident. We were devastated—my sisters, my mother, and I. Or so I thought. What followed in the months after his death...

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In the Bardo: An Interview with Amie Barrodale

Tell us about your debut novel, Trip. How did this story come to you? I just was going to write about death. I wanted to write about something that I think is true, but write about it as fiction. Then there was this autism diagnosis in my family that crashed in and...

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Books in Brief: September 2025

“When you think of napa cabbage, don’t just see it as a vegetable, but consider as well that it will become a part of your body and your self…. This means that it should be handled with the same care and delicacy as if it were your own body. If you make kimchi with...

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A Chaplain Holds Space for Dementia Patients

I am a spiritual care provider, also known as staff chaplain, at a large hospital complex in Canada. Chaplaincy began as a Christian calling, but spiritual care today is a multifaith proposition and as slippery as a bar of soap. I’m a Buddhist and most of my patients...

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When Your Memory Fails You

I was asked to write an article sharing my experience of living with Mild Cognitive Impairment, due to Alzheimer’s disease. After two weeks of working on this assignment, I thought that the final draft was complete. Then I realized it wasn’t, and that my process of...

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