Toronto Star, February 2018 “Severe depression and other mental health challenges robbed Roberta Taylor’s creativity and zest for life. “But free creative writing workshops offered to people from some of the city’s most marginalized communities have helped the Toronto woman find her voice.…

TWC-Newsletter-Dec2016

  This story is a reflection of me on a small part of my healing journey. A simple Anishnawbe/Irish kwe (woman) that has had a long battle with mental health issues and how chi (big) changes are needed in order to be reborn.…

Tonya Liburd You don’t want to know me You will not know me You will not remember me And, furthermore, you don’t want to know me You may bump into me on the street while I’m mentally confused, trying to hide my embarrassment…

Antonin Cubrt Little big man His heart thumped deep and strong, waking him from his nightmare. He was being chased by a crazed demon, and he just had to keep running. Like a centipede, the relentless assailant moved impossibly fast, its face too…

August 30, 2016 Paul A. Eng Deni “Don’t call me sick! Who is sick? You are the sick one.” She flung her hand down in a swoop. It was a snowy January evening a week after her 75th birthday. She had cleaned off…