by Charity Lee Jennings | Sep 23, 2021
A Race I Didn’t Want To Win It was meant to be Malachi and Zachary’s last day in China and Brian was in search of a restaurant. “Cheap,” he thought, “we’ve already put so much money into plane tickets…but special.” Beef Noodle Soup was the perfect...
by Charity Lee Jennings | May 19, 2021
Liberation Tower “I heard back from the Consulate,” I told Brian. “Either the boys or one of us needs to be there in person, since they’re switching from child to adult passports.” “What! Travel to another province? With all that’s going on with Covid?” ...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Jan 30, 2021
A Promise To Myself It’s lockdowns and stay-cations and heartache. My family is on the other side of the world, and friends, who were once neighbours, are scattered around the globe unable to return to the place they call home. It felt strange to...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Nov 19, 2020
My Nest Weaving Grass, bits, leaves, twigs A home in high branches Life under wing, vulnerable Yet safe Pressing Pause I’m removed from nature in our ninth floor apartment, our nest in the sky, yet as I wrote I heard chirping. I rushed to the window....
by Charity Lee Jennings | Sep 16, 2020
Open Highway Trapped! Between the busyness of life and the Covid crisis, it had been nearly a year since I’d been on open highway, leaving city life behind. With parks closed and roads closed and apartment living, for months I felt trapped. My walks by the...
