memoir – The Navigator

Ellisif, Uninterrupted

In the second part of her going to school with her family series, Ella foregrounds the loveable (insufferable) heroine: herself. As she approaches...

Ella Hannesson

Mar 11, 2025

A group of five people, the Hannesson family consisting of three young adults (each a VIU nepo baby) and two older adults, standing close together on a paved walkway near a set of stairs, smiling at the camera. The group includes two young women, one in a white blouse and denim skirt (Ella Hannesson) and another in a pink top and black floral skirt (Katrin Hannesson), a middle-aged man in a navy blue button-up shirt and jeans (Darren Hannesson), a middle-aged woman in a black top and denim skirt (Teresa Hannesson), and a young Hannesson man wearing glasses, a black graphic t-shirt, and a dark plaid jacket. Trees and greenery form a natural backdrop behind them.

Hannesson, Interrupted

In the first part of her series on university life at home, Ella reflects on being a self-proclaimed VIU nepo baby—perks include running into her...

Ella Hannesson

Feb 20, 2025

In this vintage photo, a classic black 1966 Acadian Canso is parked on grass in a rural setting. The car features a sleek, vintage design with chrome accents, including a front grill and bumper. Its two-door body style and polished hubcaps add to its sporty appearance. In the background, trees surround a wooden building. The sky is grey and cloudy.

Joyride

Whether I was struggling my way through life as a single mom driving a boxy Volvo, or on top of the world in a muscle car, what I drove represented...

Kath Van Doorn

Oct 23, 2024

The Bearded Lady, the Alpaca Fiend, and the Perfect Sweater

By contributor Jess Reale It would be a bit rough perhaps, especially in the nape of my neck or the small of my back, but deliciously rough. Rough...

Contributor

Jan 29, 2015