by David Hayward | Jan 9, 2015 | Blog
All it takes is one small opening, and one small opportunity. Just underneath the straw in my cell I found a hatch door. My means of escape was always available to me. I just hadn’t seen it yet. My captors are busy playing their games, planning their next move,...
by David Hayward | Jan 7, 2015 | Blog
I am beautiful. I am free. I am wise. I am Sophia. How did I get here? How did I come to this? Why am I in these chains? Why am I locked in a dark cellar surrounded by things that degrade and dehumanise me? Especially words. Words that are meant to shame, subdue and...
by David Hayward | Dec 14, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I’m looking out over the river I live on. It’s called the Kennebacasis. It comes from the Mi’kmaq word meaning “little long bay place”. It’s a 95 kilometers long tidal river, beautiful and wide and running deep. It is full of living...
by David Hayward | Jun 20, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Okay so I want to share with you guys what happened at my house last night. Wendy VanderWall Gritter of New Direction, Canada, arrived with a van-load of representatives from the LGBTQ community. Seven of them all together. I sent out an open invitation on my Facebook...
by David Hayward | Feb 23, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm okay, Videos
If you prefer to just listen to or watch my embellished video version of this letter, PLEASE CLICK HERE! Dear TLSers: Good morning my friends. I’m feeling rather exultant this morning because Canada once again dominated Olympic hockey with the men’s and...
