To make rice in a pot, as opposed to the trustworthy rice cooker, is difficult; but not impossible. As my father once taught me: stick a finger down to the bottom of the pot, and, ensuring that the rice is … more »
Trigger warning: eating-disorder behaviours – continued from Part One
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When I was four, my parents had to install a fence in the kitchen to keep me contained from my temptations: the gooey chocolate chip cookies called for me from … more »
in memoriam
you watch her heaving chest where you once lay sleeping
hoping for it to last & you keep on thinking of the times
when she left & came back for you crying on the first day
of kindergarten … more »
Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Isabel Kanaan now makes her home in Toronto, Canada. She is an alumna of Seneca College’s Acting for Camera and Voice and Second City’s Conservatory program, and a recipient of the NBC Universal Bob … more »
Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell is the author of Stumbling Through Paradise, a novel which chronicles the story of the del Mundo family, who immigrated to Canada from the Philippines in the 1980s. An excerpt of the novel titled “The Angel … more »