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Dawn McSweeney Dawn McSweeney

McSweeney’s List (24 April 2024)

I've been stressed lately. Yes, some actual things have been pressing on me, but as is my MO, I've been more stressed than need be. My brain is a particularly shitty place to be when stressed (I’m sure you can relate), and it didn't take long for my intrusive daytime thoughts to slip and slide into my dreams.

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Dawn McSweeney Dawn McSweeney

McSweeney’s List (17 April 2024)

Faith is wild. We usually take the word as being part and parcel with religion. We call people at church the faithful and those who stand outside the non-believers, but faith encompasses so much more than that.

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Reid Thomas Reid Thomas

Remembering Jesse Winchester - Honorary Montrealer

“Forever”, that’s what Jesse Winchester told the immigration officer when asked how long he would be staying in Canada. Then, all of a sudden there he was, a draft dodging asylum seeker at the Dorval Airport with a guitar in hand.

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Dawn McSweeney Dawn McSweeney

McSweeney’s List (10 April 2024)

Vulnerability is a sensitive topic. I've been thinking a lot about it lately, and as is so often the case, once something is in your mind’s eye, you catch glimpses of it everywhere.

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Joshua Marc Séguin Joshua Marc Séguin

Wood Andrews - An Artist Of Many Faces

Andrew Woods’ Mile-End studio is located on the same street corner, and in the same building, where Arcade Fire, Stars, Operators, and others have recorded some of the best music to come out of this city.

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Abby Stonehouse Abby Stonehouse

Raising The Bar and The Ceiling - Funny Women MTL

Funny Women began in the UK in 2002, organized by Lynne Parker. Parker was sick of comedy spaces being dominated by men and the narrative that women don’t carry the same calibre of humour. Their goal was simple yet challenging: to see and support more women in comedy spaces.

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Dawn McSweeney Dawn McSweeney

McSweeney’s List (3 April 2024)

I don't have a bucket list. This is weird because my notes app is an overfilled bulletin board of lists and half thoughts, sometimes a list of half thoughts with a plan to do more with each of them. But a bucket list is a different beast.

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Dawn McSweeney Dawn McSweeney

McSweeney’s List (27 March 2024)

On a cosmic scale, I believe we're all incredible miracle-souls who deserve not only survival, but glorious abundance, and sustained joy.

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Dawn McSweeney Dawn McSweeney

McSweeney’s List (20 March 2024)

Ever notice how the current societal model keeps us grinding? Through a super slow boiling process that began in the industrial age, we've burned away our seasonal celebrations and replaced them with corporate timelines.

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Andrew Jamieson Andrew Jamieson

Creating Meaningful Theatre - The Chemical Valley Project

The Chemical Valley Project is a production about the Aamjiwnaang First Nation on the banks of the St. Clair River, near Sarnia, Ontario, and the physical and emotional damage done to its people by the over 60 petrochemical plants and oil refineries operating in the surrounding area.

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