ON TRAINING KUNG FU An Interview Chad – “I got interested in martial arts when my brother was really into that whole Ninja craze in the 1980’s in the movie and entertainment industries. We used to dress up in Ninja suits, run around the back yard with plastic swords. He didn’t take martial arts, but […]

A LIFETIME OF TRAINING AND TEACHING JUDO An Interview I met Henry while I was hunting for a room to rent for the summer. Along this lakeshore drive I’d noticed a particular house often, it seemed like the only one that was large and quiet enough, and just had a certain feel to it that […]

ON BEING SLOW An Interview My very first interview had to be with my sister, I didn’t even consider anyone else. She knew that for years I’d been developing some project that was important to me, but she didn’t know what it was. She’s caring and giving and non-judging of these things, and I knew […]

ON ASTHMA, AND ON BYPASS SURGERY An Interview Len – “I grew up, was born and raised in Kenora, Ontario. I was born on October 10, in 1928. When I was growing up I never had enough to eat, never had nothing. I had poor clothes, poor stuff. In November of 1929 they had a […]

ON BEING THE SON OF SEPARATING PARENTS An Interview I met Matt as he, with his girlfriend and her son, stayed at a hotel I worked at. They left after a couple nights. A couple days later they came in again… and he was very clearly just out of the hospital, with cuts, bruises, and […]

BECOMING A DOT COM MILLIONAIRE An Interview Male – “I was working as an electrician at (an institution), but I was always interested in making more money on the side, getting ahead in life. I was a single parent at that time; I had recently gotten divorced, and that’s actually what motivated me to trying […]

ON IMMIGRATING TO CANADA An Interview Male – “I first came to Canada in 1989, when I was about twenty-six years old. I stayed here for about four years, then I went back to Colombia again. I stayed there from around ’93 until 2000… then back here.” CHILE “I was born in Chile, and lived […]

ON A NEW LIFESTYLE AND CAREER An interview When I met Gerry, he had just begun a new career – large 3-dimensional works of art and sculpture, and huge murals on buildings – and I felt so inspired. I just seemed to breathe easier, knowing there’s the possibility of jumping into an entirely new career […]

ON SEXUAL ABUSE An Interview This lady picked me up while I was hitch-hiking on my way to do another interview. She was well-spoken, well-educated, well-dressed and well-adjusted; a clean, kind-looking lady in a nice vehicle. She looked like anyone’s mom. Once I described this project, she was open and just started to talk; I […]

ON TEENAGE ABORTION An Interview (Female) – “I was sixteen years old – a week into grade twelve – when I found out I was pregnant. I’d been with my boyfriend a month and a half. We did a home pregnancy test that morning, so we both found out at the same time.” PRESSURE, CONFUSION, […]