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What I Found When I Lost $80,000

Life is a Long Lesson in Humility - James Barrie

5 min readMay 26, 2022

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What I Found When I Lost $80,000

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The Pandemic — Season Three

As I walked into the dining room, I was struck by the elegant table that my partner had set for dinner. Darrel had dimmed the lights, lit…

5 min readJan 15, 2022

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The Pandemic — Season Three

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Hello, Love

A Totally Inappropriate Person

“Good for you”, Jay said. “You met your TIP.”

7 min readOct 27, 2021

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A Totally Inappropriate Person

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I Need A Back Alley Job

The story which follows was written in Toronto about a year ago. It is submitted in response to Anna Maltby’s request to the thousands of…

2 min readMay 28, 2021

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I Need A Back Alley Job

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Like a Good Canadian, I Rolled Up My Sleeve and Didn’t Ask Questions

…. I tried to shake off the feeling that I was about to be injected with a vaccine which had a spotty track record and was much too close…

7 min readApr 18, 2021

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Like a Good Canadian, I Rolled Up My Sleeve and Didn’t Ask Questions

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The Bigger Picture

I Am Stuck in Toronto in February Watching the World Get Vaccinated

Toronto’s brutal winter, long lockdown, and the lack of vaccines are wearing away the resolve of Torontonians to take care of one another

6 min readFeb 26, 2021

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I Am Stuck in Toronto in February Watching the World Get Vaccinated

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P.S. I Love You

A Wartime Romance

Fiction Friday

7 min readJan 29, 2021

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A Wartime Romance

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Alexandra Raphael

Alexandra Raphael

.........former finance lawyer, current board member of Centennial College, living in the Annex District of Toronto with my partner and my dog, Moses

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