hello, cowgirl in the sand
join me for the eighth in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading hello, cowgirl in the sand
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now i know how joan of arc felt
join me for the seventh in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading now i know how joan of arc felt
who do you think that you are?
join me for the fifth in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate & following my writing dreams. Continue reading who do you think that you are?
coffee black & my bed at 3
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i’m in love, i’m alive
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Every Body Knows
Going from “if only” to “I am”, this poem moves from frustration and separation to reunion and liberation with the body. Ailsa Gillies celebrates her body for its wisdom during a small bout of illness. Continue reading Every Body Knows
Italians on Bute: The Bonaccorsi family
Pizza, pasta and Italian passports. Ailsa Gillies explores both the delights and horrors of Italian migration to her hometown of Bute, through the story of her own Italian heritage: The Bonaccorsi family. Continue reading Italians on Bute: The Bonaccorsi family
The Rothesay Academy fire of 1954
Digging through old records, Ailsa Gillies unearths real first hand accounts from 1954 of the tragic fire that swept Rothesay’s only high school. Continue reading The Rothesay Academy fire of 1954
Breaking my silence: Domestically abused at 18
Detailing months of horrific psychological and physical abuse, Ailsa Gillies breaks her two year silence with an audio recording from the night she feared for her life. If not now, when? Continue reading Breaking my silence: Domestically abused at 18
Bute blazes that have been lost in history
Digging through archives and eye-witness testimonies, Ailsa Gillies investigates the truth behind many of Bute’s Blazes that have been lost in history. Continue reading Bute blazes that have been lost in history
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