Dear Barb: Well, another Thanksgiving has been ruined because of my sister! She’s divorced and has two kids. But the last three Thanksgivings she has brought a different guy and his kids to our family dinner. She hardly knows these guys, so everyone feels uncomfortable. The guy she brought this year had three kids. Two… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am the mother of a fourteen-year-old daughter. We have always had a strained relationship and it just seems to be getting worse. I had a difficult relationship with my mother and I hoped that my relationship with my daughter would be different, but it doesn’t seem to be. I come from a… Read more »
What is postmodernism, you ask? Let me share an illustrative anecdote: A tale of two solitudes On one fine day back in the nineties I was having a conversation with a woman of both Native American and African American descent. For some reason the topic had come around to how people on the West coast… Read more »
Perhaps you’ve noticed something a bit different about the website this week? Like how we’re missing a front cover page on the website, or the plethora of pretty pictures providing peeks at the prose within? Or maybe you noticed the little share buttons at the top which will easily let you spread the good bits… Read more »
“AU reacts to cutbacks and the call for a new mandate.” “President’s stand on AU’s future: Fight cuts with growth.” “Advanced Ed. faces $175M cut.” Do these headlines worry you? Relax! Although these are actual headlines, they headed articles published in The Voice almost 25 years ago. AU is still here, and so is The… Read more »
Facebook Live Event Monday, October 23, 12:00 to 12:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/facebook-live-event/ no pre-registration required Edmonton Meet & Greet Monday, October 23, 5:00 to 7:30 pm MDT Craft Beer Market, 10013 101A Ave NW, Edmonton AB In-person Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/edmonton-meet-greet-4/ e-mail services@ausu.org to RSVP Presenting your work at a conference… Read more »
A few years ago, when the first French fondue restaurant opened in Edmonton, I recall the amount of hype it received in the community. Everyone around me was bringing their spouse, children, friends, and relatives to gather around a pot dipping their various entrees into liquified cheese. The sight reminded me of my days in… Read more »
If you are a certain age—before the Internet was a “thing”—you probably remember reaching for and thumbing through a cumbersome volume of an encyclopedia to help you with an assignment or essay. During the mid to late 1990s, encyclopedias evolved by appearing on CD-ROM. Jumping ahead a bit more, traditional printed encyclopedias became a relic… Read more »
Sometimes the tasks we undertake seem impossible until they are done. Then the next step looks just as, or even more, daunting than the last, and we think “how will we ever accomplish that?” A habit I had with my courses at Athabasca University was flipping through to the end of the study guide and… Read more »
Do you get stuck when studying? Well, don’t stop seeking solutions. An answer will appear as fast as a semi-truck driver sneaks shipped bags-of-oats for his pantry. Here are some tips for busting creative blocks, as partly gleaned from Beth Brown’s blurb in Noah Scalin’s book Unstuck: 52 Ways to Get and Keep Your Creativity… Read more »