The Deep End

"When a university upgrades its locker room, one student is more excited than most."

For someone who hated gym class in school, I’d developed a surprising affinity for swimming during my first year at university. Entering my second year after the summer break, I stopped by the campus pool, eager to step back into...

Shauna, the Mermaid

"She wasn't a mermaid, was she?"

George was from a very protective family. In his family, there were a few rules, like no TV and no phone calls during dinner. Those were moments for sharing about the day, at school for him and his siblings, and...

It’s a warm summer's evening when I exit the gym to the outside pool area, it’s dark out but the pool is illuminated by the fluorescent lights under the water. I’m the only one here and It’s so peaceful, the...