Non-Fiction & Essays 3/5

Dec 21, 20236 min read

Depths of Winter

"It is that time of year when the white silence allows me to look inward and outward. And to me, wintering is a knife disguised in icicles."

rabhelanimguni

Dec 12, 20234 min read

The Complicity of Silence and Indifference: Is the Age of Idols over?

Art is about reality but our idols' silence on the Israel-Palestine conflict does not reflect that reality.

firstnamecarmenx

Dec 2, 20238 min read

Canadian Coffee

In which CX writes/daydreams about a coffeeshop they want to go back to, again and again.

Essay: 'Anak' and 'Distance' on Agency and the Filipino Mother in the 21st Century

A. L. Sarino

Dec 1, 20236 min read

Essay: 'Anak' and 'Distance' on Agency and the Filipino Mother in the 21st Century

As movies, Anak and Distance illustrate two opposite extremes of the challenging reality of motherhood in the Philippines.

I Am So Worried About How Coders Describe Us to the ChatGPTs

Terry Trowbridge

Nov 30, 20232 min read

I Am So Worried About How Coders Describe Us to the ChatGPTs

"I Am So Worried About How Coders Describe Us to the ChatGPTs," writes sociolegal researcher, writer, and plum farmer, Terry Trowbridge.

How Might Amazon's Warehouse "Rightsizing" Reshape Canada and the Global Publishing Economy?

Terry Trowbridge

Nov 28, 20234 min read

How Might Amazon's Warehouse "Rightsizing" Reshape Canada and the Global Publishing Economy?

How might Amazon’s “rightsizing” warehouse book supplies shape the global economy for freelance editors, proofreaders, and editorial workers

Review: Love and Identity in Sally Rooney’s Normal People

Gokul KP

Nov 25, 20236 min read

Review: Love and Identity in Sally Rooney’s Normal People

Sally Rooney’s 2018 novel Normal People is a heartbreaking journey featuring intimacy, pain, and the social dynamics of human connections.

rabhelanimguni

Nov 23, 20235 min read

Essay: The Archives

The Israel-Palestine conflict should lead us to reflect on pacifism and its ally, storytelling, for justice.

Shkumbin Limani On Telling Stories Through Photography

Dea Fejzullahu

Nov 22, 20233 min read

Shkumbin Limani On Telling Stories Through Photography

Shkumbin Limani is a "life photographer" who tells stories through pictures

Louise Glück's Quiet Affirmations of Life

Anwesha Dutta

Nov 18, 20235 min read

Louise Glück's Quiet Affirmations of Life

About Glück's quiet affirmations of life.

Euzette Fermilan

Nov 16, 20233 min read

Essay: Lilias Adie, The Torryburn Witch

Once upon a time, she was a witch; centuries later, her memorial plaque reads, "An innocent victim of unenlightened times.”

Callum Foulds

Nov 15, 20234 min read

Essay: An Office Pop Phenomenon

Callum Foulds talks office pop!

Faith Diaz

Nov 12, 20234 min read

Three Movies to Keep You Cozy This Fall

Movies to make you feel warm and cozy all fall long.

Essay: Pop Music and the Ecstasy of Boundless Desire

Anwesha Dutta

Nov 11, 20238 min read

Essay: Pop Music and the Ecstasy of Boundless Desire

by Anwesha Dutta There’s a certain kind of feeling that comes over us when we listen to a good pop song. Heads begin to roll, bodies...

Statement about Researching IDPs and the UNHCR

Terry Trowbridge

Nov 7, 20234 min read

Statement about Researching IDPs and the UNHCR

What do internally displaced people want to save, want to preserve, and want to carry?

Review: The Profound Human Stories of 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat' by Oliver Sacks

Gokul KP

Nov 5, 20235 min read

Review: The Profound Human Stories of 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat' by Oliver Sacks

A review of Oliver Sacks' 1985 book featuring compelling stories of patients grappling with extraordinary neurological conditions.

Why Do Asian Mothers Hate Their Daughters?

firstnamecarmenx

Nov 4, 202319 min read

Why Do Asian Mothers Hate Their Daughters?

In which CX analyses familial relations and their breaking down by way of a good (and totally aware that this is happening) friend.

Chao Shete

Oct 31, 20234 min read

Essay: Procrastination - A Journey of Self-sabotage, Doubt and Attaining Perfection

I believe procrastination must torture. It must lead to feelings of doubt and failure, ultimately it doesn't count unless it's self sabotage

Euzette Fermilan

Oct 29, 20236 min read

The Art of Belonging: An Immigrant’s Reflection

A personal essay and reflection about the art of belonging from the perspective of an immigrant.

Amanda O'Dell

Oct 27, 20232 min read

Essay: Chronically Tired and Thankful

"Grieving who you were before and where you imagined you would be can be draining."

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