Not many people know that I was actually kind of adopted twice. Once taken from India at the age of one, and again at the age of twelve by my mother. A lot of people when they first meet me ask me if I’m from India, and my answer is always, “No, well, not really…
Thursday Book Beat: Remembering Roald Dahl, TIFF Buzz, and New Chris Hadfield
Happy Thursday my fellow book lovers! Ashley again, here with your weekly dose of literary news. It seems myself and the rest of the city of Toronto are all fighting off a cold and shaking off the daze of summer to go into fall; geared up for a new semester of school, return to work…
American Horror Story Season 6: Hopes, Fears and the Hole Jessica Lange Leaves Behind
I’ve been a loyal but most recently disappointed fan of American Horror Story. Undoubtedly, there is a lot to be celebrated in the series. It showcases characters who are complex and unique in their suffering. Take Jessica Lange’s alcoholic, conniving character Sister Jude from season two; we went from despising her, to understanding her and finally…
Transfiguring Adoption: How Harry Potter Helped Me Survive My Experience in Care
Growing up I was an avid reader and often used books to escape my reality, a reality that included a mentally ill, abusive mother and an absent father. In grade two our teacher started reading a book about a young boy with shaggy hair and a scar in the shape of a lighting bolt and…
Thursday Book Beat: The ‘Girl’, the Cursed Child Rumours, and Some Literary Awards, Oh My
Hi WWAC readers and all my fellow contributors, Ashley here and I’m taking over the Thursday Book Beat column for a while. Thank you Angel and fellow writers for all your contributions, I read your articles with delight and hope to contribute and inject as much personality in my writing as you do. So here…