An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.

Inside Myanmar’s army: I’m reminded of Erving Goffman’s concept of ‘total institutions’

Tiny homes of interest to many people: Waterloo Region Record has been exploring the topic

In my anecdotal experience, mindfulness works really well even when separated from belief systems traditionally associated with this practice

Toronto committee approves demolition of century-old Mimico home – March 24, 2021 Etobicoke Guardian

I have recently read Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall (2002) and have begun to read They Say in Harlan County: An Oral History (2011)

Toronto has launched city-wide “missing middle” housing project, as Michael Mizzi explains at November 18, 2020 Long Branch Neighbourhood Association AGM

CBC Tapestry: Basic Goodness – Episode 1: ‘You’ve pledged your body and soul’: sexual abuse allegations in the Shambhala Buddhist community”

182 Queens Ave. in Mimico was built in 1902, new evidence indicates, not around 1898 as earlier noted

‘It would be a shame’: Owner proposing to split historic house at 182 Queens Ave. and build two homes: March 15, 2021 Etobicoke Guardian article