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Donna Barker

This letter is to inform you that you are being brought back to the Heavens and are being put on Desk Duty as of July 1, 2019. What were you thinking, taking the human form and living among them…

This letter is to inform you that you are being brought back to the Heavens and are being put on Des ...

Gods, You Had Your Chance at Sharing Power and…You Blew It

Mom, always thoughtful in her responses, paused. And then she dropped a bomb on my perception of myself and my relationship with my dad that I’d carried for over thirty years. In Quebec, where I was…

Mom, always thoughtful in her responses, paused. And then she dropped a bomb on my perception of mys ...

My Dad Left Me to Live Homeless - Donna Barker

William, my 23-year-old son, has decided to have a vasectomy. He’s laid out sound arguments that include the fact that his long-term girlfriend has no interest in becoming a mom. He’s very clear: he…

William, my 23-year-old son, has decided to have a vasectomy. He’s laid out sound arguments that inc ...

Don’t I Get a Say in Whether My Son Has a Vasectomy?

As a child I remember watching TV shows like The Brady Bunch, Eight Is Enough, The Waltons, and The Partridge Family. One of the things those shows convinced me of was that I wanted to have lots of…

As a child I remember watching TV shows like The Brady Bunch, Eight Is Enough, The Waltons, and The  ...

How My Sister and I Ruined Each Other’s Childhood Dreams

My university education, creative projects and professional life have all reinforced these truths over the last 35 years. My Communications Studies degree focused on filmmaking. The films I made…

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