It is a Saturday morning in Montreal and I wake up on a bed that William Lyon Mackenzie King died on a long time ago. It’s in the guest room of my friends, Jonathan and Sarah’s house, where I…

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Tags: crazy times, depressed time, famous pull-out couches, good times, happy times, historic times, How Elly got her groove back, hungry times, insane times, Robert Pickton

Hi.  You’ve reached Elianna Lev…I’ll be on a mental sabbatical for the next two weeks. Please feel free to review a short writing exercise I did with my best friend Chris… or leave a message after the beep.

The…

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Tags: Chris Jacot, dear diary, lonely times

On Thursday, August 12, my neighbour was gunned down in his backyard. The incident was widely reported in the media. This is my perspective of what happened that day.

Dwindling.

It’s that moment of half consciousness right…

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Tags: change, Kim Bolan, Mike Bow, Post Traumatic Stress, Sam Cooper, Shooting, Steve Lus, violence

Last week I met a warm-hearted, successful and handsome fellow at a concert who I immediately took a liking to. Over the course of the night, we established that we’re both hyper-communicators, super in tune with our emotions, and…

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Tags: Am I right ladies?, Dating, Dogs humping, I don't get it, LA, Los Angeles, love, men, Men are weird a lot of the time, Missed Connections, Women

“Be careful of the roads here, they can buckle beneath you at any time.”

I’m driving through Hollywood with my friend Enos. We speed over a fracture in the road and shift slightly in our seats. I look back…

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Tags: ayma letang, cracks, depression, inspiration, LA, Los Angelese, moods

This one is dedicated to Ms. Jill Borra and Mr. Kevin Siu of the Globe and Mail. I’ll be contacting you soon.

I was talking to my friend in New York last week about her husband whose…

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Tags: ambition, Avi Lev, Canadian Press, Catherine Winckler, CBC Radio 3, changes, drive, enRoute, Globe and Mail, Granville magazine, Hilary Henegar, Jill Borra, Kevin Siu, Louise Burns, Marsha Lederman, mentors, Sarah Steinberg, Steve Pratt, stressful, Switch United, Taz Van Rassel, Terri Theodore, Vice magazine

There was a quote I read once that said something along the lines of “Never touch your idols because the gold rubs off on your hands.” I don’t remember where it came from and Google is not turning anything…

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Tags: Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Idols, James Franco, Prince, Will Oldham, worship

Dear Self Five Years Ago,

It’s recently occurred to me that the last time I asked myself “where will you be five years from now” was five years ago. So here I am, checking in and letting you know…

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Tags: ch-ch-ch-ch-changes, five years later, indifference, talking to myself

I’m not sure if this is obvious, but I really want to be a columnist when I grow up. It’s something I’ve always wanted to be ever since I could read with my own opinion.

The first columnist I…

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Tags: Bruce LaBruce, columnist, Leah McLaren, Lorraine Sommerfeld, Rebecca Eckler, Toronto Star

A couple of drunken nights rolling on the floor
Is just the kind of mess I’m looking for.
“I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” by Linda and Richard Thompson

You know that…

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Tags: anxiety, cheaper show, Devitt Brown, fear, heart, intrigue, Linda and Richard Thompson, love, relationships, sex, shaman