The Twisted StickFeed Me, Fuck Me, Talk to MeThat’s what I told him. After two sensual, breathless nights together, we went for a spontaneous lunch at a Jewish deli and grabbed a quick…Jan 14, 2018Jan 14, 2018
The Twisted StickThe cut of a knife draws deep when our friends wield the blade.And yet it cuts, smooth like wire through butter, raising a thin, red line straight from the heart.Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
The Twisted StickIt’s not about free speechMaybe you haven’t heard about the Teaching Assistant, Lindsay Shepherd, at Laurier and her decision to show a video of controversial UofT…Nov 24, 20174Nov 24, 20174
The Twisted StickHey, men? If you want women to take you as being a good, positive example of maleness, when they…My most recent "nice guy” compulsively obsessed about me for two weeks like I was his possession. He routinely told me how nice he was and…Nov 21, 2017Nov 21, 2017
The Twisted StickStroke (Part I)Jules had her stroke a few years after my mom had hers, except Jules’ was so much worse. She had a bleed, a hemorrhage, and she was was…Aug 17, 2017Aug 17, 2017
The Twisted StickBring On the Dancing HorsesEcho and the Bunnymen played the city I live in. It isn’t often I get excited about the acts and performers that come here, but the…Aug 12, 2017Aug 12, 2017
The Twisted StickYour Bio Makes Me Swipe LeftIf the Bumble and Tinder bios in this city are to be believed, most men are into fitness, love going to the gym and playing golf, are…Aug 10, 2017Aug 10, 2017
The Twisted StickBeauty and BurnHenry Rollins can turn anything into poetry, I swear it. He said, of loneliness, that it “adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on…Aug 7, 2017Aug 7, 2017
The Twisted StickHappy Birthday Without MeI’m writing to wish you happy Birthday. It’s a milestone birthday and I wanted to acknowledge it, to remind you that even though you feel…Aug 2, 2017Aug 2, 2017
The Twisted StickOne Hour, Eleven MinutesMy friend Liv and I were out at the Reverb for a Red Autumn Fall gig. It was the summer and I’d driven into Toronto from Peterborough. I…Jul 18, 2017Jul 18, 2017