The Landscape of Canadian Women's Crime Fiction

Tag: life

  • My Mother in the Kitchen: Unearthing Family Stories

    I come from a long line of women who enjoy feeding people. My late mother, whose birthday is today, was an excellent cook and hostess. She turned out creamy seafood lasagne for twenty without a hint of anxiety that the shrimp might be overcooked or the cream sauce curdled from sitting too long on top…

  • The Loneliness and Occasional Despair of Chronic Illness

    So I do try not to whinge too much, but I’ve been in pain, off and on, for several weeks, due to a vestigial organ that needs swift removal (but will also need to wait its turn, because surgery wait-lists are epic). I have chronic seasonal insomnia, so in late December I saw a long-awaited…