memoir

The Indigenous people I read about as a kid were nothing like me — so I became a writer

The Indigenous people I read about as a kid were nothing like me — so I became a writer

Unfamiliar characters made me question my own reality: If I lived in a house with a TV, could I still be an Indian? If I wasn't as brown as my grandmothers, could I still be an Indian?

Helen Knott

I’m Black, Therefore My Kids Are, Right?

I’m Black, Therefore My Kids Are, Right?

Alicia Cox Thomson was raised to embrace both her Bajan and Polish cultures, and feels it’s crucial that her own kids embrace their blackness.

Alicia Cox Thomson, Today's Parent

A Writer To Her Dying Sister: ‘We Tell Ourselves Lies To Survive’

Real Life Stories

A Writer To Her Dying Sister: ‘We Tell Ourselves Lies To Survive’

Kelly S. Thompson’s relationship with her sister Meghan survived a battle with drug addiction. Now, as Meghan takes on cancer, Kelly faces her regrets.

Kelly S. Thompson, Maclean's

This Woman Was Trafficked At A Club When She Was 19 — And It Could Happen to Anyone

This Woman Was Trafficked At A Club When She Was 19 — And It Could Happen to Anyone

One woman’s story about what it’s like to be sold for sex in Canada, and why she’s far from the only one.

Chatelaine

Mothering A Child Who Has Only Known Neglect

Real Life Stories

Mothering A Child Who Has Only Known Neglect

When I first met the 26-month-old boy I would adopt, my heart sank — the level of neglect he had faced was overwhelming.

Sonia Naylor, as told to Valerie Howes, Today's Parent