Browsed by
Author: The Refresh

Purrsonality Traits: How Science Could Help Shelter Cats Find Homes

Purrsonality Traits: How Science Could Help Shelter Cats Find Homes

by: Ashleigh Papp You’re ready to take your obsession with furry creatures to the next level. Between their ability to go from playful to chill in a second and that oh-so-comforting purr they produce when content, you know a cat is just what you’re looking for. Instead of heading to your local shelter and choosing blindly, you pull out your phone, open an app and start swiping. For now, the idea of using a cat’s personality to fuel an app-based…

Read More Read More

Unlost: A 1939 London Blitz evacuation story

Unlost: A 1939 London Blitz evacuation story

by Genevieve Lowles During the early years of World War II, over 18,000 tons of explosive bombs were dropped on the city of London by the German air force, known as the Luftwaffe. 18,000 tons is a difficult amount to quantify. It caused untold destruction, property damage, and approximately 13,000 civilian deaths. It’s difficult to imagine now, especially as a resident of London in 2018. The population today certainly has plenty to worry about. However, I often find myself imagining…

Read More Read More

No race, only runners: How and why to run

No race, only runners: How and why to run

by Andrea Crowley-Hughes “And we’ll one day tell our story Of how we made something of ourselves now” – Lucius, “Two of Us on the Run” This won’t be a how-to guide for running with proper form or getting yourself race-ready. For those worthy goals, I’d direct you to Runner’s World or Couch to 5K instead of this personal recollection. I’m no expert, just an amateur runner, a devotee of the stillness that pours in when my feet are pounding…

Read More Read More

Being Mom: The Should and The Good

Being Mom: The Should and The Good

by Emma Kirkman In the first term of the school year my six- and eight-year-old daughters were invited to so many birthday parties the invitations reached double figures. On one weekend alone there were five celebrations, which meant on Monday morning when I arrived at work and was asked how my weekend was, I could only respond with one word: exhausting! When I explained it was because of the logistics I had to negotiate – how to get from A…

Read More Read More

Gen-Xtra Large Life: The Weight of Living and Wondering

Gen-Xtra Large Life: The Weight of Living and Wondering

by Carisa Peterson I am a woman in my late 30s in the year 2018. I am a young Gen-Xer. I am an old Millennial. I am what many have come to call, a Xennial: a small group of people born during just the few years that span the hump between the 1970s and 1980s. We have characteristics of both of the generations which we are sandwiched in-between, plus a few of our own—like that it is difficult to identify…

Read More Read More