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Comics | The Walrus
The book showcases how disorienting and vast the industry can be—and the trauma it inflicts on its workers
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My unlikely secret has nothing to do with luck
March 2015 | The Walrus
I was diagnosed with a mental illness at age eleven and joined one of the first generations to grow up on prescription pills
November 2023 | The Walrus
They had snuck from their tents this fine morning, before the spring dew dried on the grass, and come back with their prize
12 Canadian books to read for Jewish Heritage Month
May is Jewish Heritage Month in Canada. To celebrate, here's a reading list of poetry, fiction and nonfiction by Canadians of Jewish descent. May is Jewish Heritage Month in Canada. To celebrate, here's a reading list of poetry, fiction and nonfiction by Canadians of Jewish descent. This One Because of the Dead by Laure Baudot This One Because of the Dead is a short story collection by Laure Baudot.
Not One of These Poems Is About You | Quill and Quire
by Teva Harrison We all know we are going to die, but most of us don’t know when. After being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 37, Teva Harrison knew the end was coming much sooner than she wanted. By the time she died on April 27, 2019, Harrison had already documented her experience with cancer in her acclaimed graphic memoir, In-Between Days.
The CBC Books winter reading list: 40 books to read to kick off 2020 | CBC Books
It's cold outside, so curl up with a good book. Here are 40 books to read this winter season. Angry Queer Somali Boy by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali Angry Queer Somali Boy is a memoir by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali. (Philip Sutherland, University of Regina Press) Angry Queer Somali Boy is a memoir by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali, a young man who left Somalia, spent time in the Netherlands and ended up homeless in Canada.
Not One of These Poems Is About You
Prices and offers may vary in store Pre-order online Ships free on orders over $25 Available in stores In this remarkable, frank, and gut-wrenching mix of words and images, Teva continues on her journey, grappling with what it means to live with metastatic breast cancer. She plunges deep into her inner world, shadowing the progression of the disease. Reality takes on sharp edges: the swell of cancer and its retreat with chemo.
Not One of These Poems Is About You
By Teva Harrison Fri., Jan. 3, 2020timer1 min. read When she found out that she had metastatic breast cancer at the age of 37, Toronto writer and artist Teva Harrison began to write about living with the incurable disease. She first came out with the 2016 book “In-Between Days,” a memoir — part prose, part poetry, part graphic novel, part meditation. She published “The Joyful Living Colouring Book.” She, always, was honest about her condition and continued to find the joy in life.
Not One of These Poems Is About You
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Amazon.ca: Teva Harrison: Books
Review PRAISE FOR TEVA HARRISON AND IN-BETWEEN DAYS Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize: Nonfiction Finalist, Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction Finalist, Joe Shuster Award: Cartoonist or Auteur A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year A National Post Best Book of the Year A Kobo Best Book of the Year A Quill & Quire Book of the Year A Globe and Mail Most Anticipated Book of the Year Named One of 16 Torontonians to Watch by the Globe and Mail “In her heartbreakingly honest...
10 Conversation Starting Books About Mental Health
The best way to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health is to talk about it- or write about it. In honour of Bell Let’s Talk Day on January 30th, we’ve created a list of books that not only address the difficult topics of mental health and mental illness but also serve as a message of hope and a reminder that we are not alone.
Christmas on Easter Island
Christmas on Easter Island It's my first Christmas Mass, but I don't need experience to know that this Mass is unusual An illustrated retelling of Christmas among the moai. Taggedprint
This Is Why I Collect Four-Leaf Clovers (It’s Not for Luck)
David P. Leonard/Courtesy Teva Harrison When I was in the third grade, we had a scavenger hunt at school. We gathered up chalk, pencils, stones, and poorly hidden tchotchkes, rapidly filling our checklists. It was a very close race. I was out of breath when I reached the clover patch in search of the last, most hard-to-find item: a four-leaf clover. I was pretty sure that I was going to win. I had a trump card. The thing is, I have always been able to find four-leaf clovers. I just see them.
Plays, Concerts & Musicals
After captivating imaginations around the globe, this pioneering work makes its Canadian Premiere. Draw Me Close blurs the worlds of live performance, virtual reality, and animation to create a vivid memoir about the relationship between a mother and her son charting twenty-five years of love, learning, and loss. Weaving theatrical storytelling with cutting-edge technology, the performance allows the audience member to take the part of the protagonist, Jordan, inside a live, animated world.
The Other Side of Fentanyl
The first thing I do each day is look at my phone. That’s how I keep track of medication. I use an alarm to ensure that I take my pills—some with food, some without—at consistent times every day. For my fentanyl patch, however, which I change every other day, I use a calendar reminder. It’s my system and it works for me. Timing is important because I can’t allow the baseline-level dose of fentanyl to vary or my pain will come back; the medication works best when it’s administered consistently.
Why I Made Up the Role Model of My Dreams
In the summer of 2009, in what could be described as a moment of wild daring or a postpartum psychotic break, I left my small baby and toddler with their father and flew to Mexico City to hunt down the last living Surrealist. I had happened on a copy of Leonora Carrington’s The Hearing Trumpet, which has a ninety-two-year-old heroine, while I was also writing a novel with a ninety-two-year-old heroine. When I found out the author was still alive, I felt I had to meet her. I think I was half-crazy.
The New York Times
During periods of hardship, laughter can lighten the load. Cracking up may be a better option than breaking down, or so the recent publications of three young adults with cancer suggest. Somewhat discomfiting, the jests of these authors serve as an antidote and alternative to the despairing negativity or fake positivity that plagues patients like me. Their punch lines zing with pleasure that offsets the pain of their edgy insights.
How to Find a Four-Leaf Clover
When I was in the third grade, we had a scavenger hunt at school. We gathered up chalk, pencils, stones and poorly-hidden tchotchkes, rapidly filling our checklists. It was a very close race. I was out of breath when I reached the clover patch in search of the last, most hard-to-find item: a four-leaf clover. I was pretty sure that I was going to win. I had a trump card. The thing is, I have always been able to find four-leaf clovers, for as long as I can remember. I just see them.
IN-BETWEEN DAYS by Teva Harrison | Kirkus Reviews
A devastating and inspiring cancer memoir mixing drawings and essays, hope and dread. “I’ve been an artist my whole life,” writes Harrison, “but this is the first time I have felt the need for narrative.” The narrative amplifies the art, as each single-page comic is followed by a short essay with the same title, the words illuminating the theme with greater depth and nuance, the drawings conveying feelings and experiences so powerful that they transcend expression in words.
Yukon Magic - whatsupyukon.com
I only had one night in Dawson City and I was hoping for a clear, cold night. I’d been dreaming for years of what it must feel like to bask in the glow of a sky filled with northern lights. This was my chance. I’d been in Whitehorse for a couple days and the cold nights brought flickers of green dancing over the river, but they teased and disappeared, like mischievous faeries.
Trying on Small Talk
As poetry becomes even less accessible to ordinary readers, is it time to let the art die?
Sharing My Cancer Story Helped Me Rediscover The Magic In Life
A few months ago, my first book was published -- a memoir about my life with cancer. As the book was discovered by readers, and my story -- my personal story -- reached more people, I found myself thinking more and more about how memoir and stories can connect us. What I never expected would come from my memoir is the number and variety of connections I'd make with people. When I was 37, my life was on a clear trajectory. I had a wonderful husband. We'd just moved into our first house.
Three Ways to Disappear
1. When We Get Sick It doesn’t feel right to celebrate when somebody gets sick. Picture this: You’re in a boardroom at work, balloons taped to the whiteboard, sheet cake festooned with icing-sugar flowers sweet enough to hurt your teeth, bowls of chips, two-litre bottles of pop. Everybody gathers expectantly, watching the clock. In walks the guest of honour. But this time, it’s not a blushing pregnant woman from accounting or a jovial retiree.
The Walrus Talks Health (Calgary 2016)
I’m Brett, a contributing writer with The Walrus. This winter, I reported from Nuuk, Greenland, the quiet capital transformed by the threat of an American invasion into an unlikely stage for a global showdown. What struck me was how deeply the threats had unsettled residents. People were on edge. But I was also struck by their willingness to share their stories. The Walrus knows you need to hear from people who live in these places, and from reporters who are actually there.
A Safe Place · thewalrus.ca
Seventeenth in a series of a comics about living with metastatic cancerJune 22, 2015Published on June 22, 2015 Teva Harrison is an artist, writer, and ad hoc arts operative. She lives in Toronto with her husband, and blogs at tevaharrison.com. Fine Print thewalrus.ca is published by a registered non-profit charity (No. 861851624-RR0001). The material on this website may not be cached, distributed, reproduced, transmitted, or otherwise used without the prior permission of The Walrus Foundation.
The Worst Day · thewalrus.ca
Fine Print thewalrus.ca is published by a registered non-profit charity (No. 861851624-RR0001). The material on this website may not be cached, distributed, reproduced, transmitted, or otherwise used without the prior permission of The Walrus Foundation. Email comments, complaints, or suggestions regarding this website to [email protected] © 2015 The Walrus Foundation
What’s Wrong with Me?
Teva Harrison is an artist, writer, and ad hoc arts operative. She lives in Toronto with her husband, and blogs at tevaharrison.com.
In-Between Days | The Walrus
This story was included in our November 2023 issue, devoted to some of the best writing The Walrus has published. You’ll find the rest of our selections here. On April 27, 2019, the Canadian literary community lost one of its brightest stars: poet, artist, and author Teva Harrison. She had come to prominence with a series of graphic comics, published weekly on thewalrus.ca through most of 2015, about being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at age thirty-seven and living with the disease.
Cause and Effect
It was one of those life-changing phone calls, only not the kind announcing you’ve won a lottery or been nominated for some big-deal award. The woman on the other end of the phone was a Children’s Aid worker in a community just north of Toronto. “Ms. Cunningham? I’m calling about your grandson, Andrew. Come and get him, or we’re taking him into care. Meet me at the hospital.” I had the forty-five-minute drive to imagine what exactly had transpired.
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