A Closer Look: Jody Paterson

I'm a communications strategist and writer with a journalism background, a drifter's spirit, and a growing sense of alarm at where this world is going. I am happiest when writing pieces that identify, contextualize and background societal problems big and small in hopes of helping us at least slow our deepening crises.

Sunday, May 07, 2023

The civility of silence

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"Don't talk about Trump/guns/abortion/covid/climate change," friends and family variously cautioned me as I prepared for a thr...
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Saturday, February 18, 2023

When the end-of-days feelings get you down, choose up

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Indri Robyy, Pixabay Doom-scrolling is real, and I know to try to avoid it for fear of entering that hyper-vigilant, chronically worried sta...
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Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Don't let them mess up your face

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  This is me, age 66. The rock star Madonna is two years younger than me, and I am stunned to realize after her appearance at the Grammys on...
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Tuesday, February 07, 2023

BC's decrim experiment: One giant step for governments, one really tiny step for fixing the problem

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Credit: No Name 13, Pixabay The BC government doubtlessly had to work very hard to get the OK from the federal government for a three-year t...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Sometimes a good shaming is all you've got

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It's hard to talk about Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond.  I fully believe that the right thing is happening to her as she is held up to the sea...
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