Elisabeth de Mariaffi

An illustration of poet Steven Heighton in front of the sea at night.

Books / March/April 2023

Steven Heighton’s Posthumous Book Is a Reckoning with Death

March 6, 2023March 3, 2023 - by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

Instructions for the Drowning offers a glimpse of the closure the author may have hoped for

A woman tapping a menstruation-tracking app on her phone.

Technology

How Period-Tracking Apps Can Be Weaponized by Pro-Life Advocates

December 5, 2022December 8, 2022 - by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

With Roe v. Wade overturned in the US, menstruation apps have become a new concern in the fight for abortion rights. Do they pose the same risk in Canada?

Illustration of a blue car parked on the curb. In the front windshield is a sign that reads "YARD SALE TODAY."

Fiction

Calico

May 22, 2020 - by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

A short story about suspicious neighbours and a rescued pet

A family silhouetted in orange against a dark purple background. A woman stands at the far left of the frame, and a man at the far right. In between them are three young children standing in close proximity.

Society

Divorce Can Make Flattening the Curve Even Harder

April 1, 2020May 1, 2020 - by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

The challenge of social distancing when staying home involves two different places

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Elisabeth de Mariaffi

Steven Heighton’s Posthumous Book Is a Reckoning with Death

How Period-Tracking Apps Can Be Weaponized by Pro-Life Advocates

Calico

Divorce Can Make Flattening the Curve Even Harder

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