Obits « Alison Garwood-Jones

Spilled milk

Originally published in January 2013 in Blog

UPDATED: January 30, 2013 Yesterday, The Globe & Mail, “Canada’s national newspaper,” fired took its literary editors, the crusty and intelligent team of Martin Levin and Jack Kirchhoff, off Books. I pounded my fist on the desk when I read this. Then I let out a cry in my condo that was heard only by the dogs [...]

They leave me and I love them more

Originally published in December 2012 in Blog

Good-bye 2012

heartsick

Originally published in August 2012 in Blog

I’m heartsick for my friends, Danny and Alanna Cavanagh, who lost their brother, Shawn, this week.

Nora Ephron (1941-2012)

Originally published in June 2012 in Blog

I felt this one in the centre of my chest.

Swan song

Originally published in February 2012 in Blog

Vocal brilliance and a regal bearing crowbarred their way back into a tragic life right to the end. I had no idea Whitney Houston recorded this in 2009. I gave up on her years ago.

The year of living dyingly

Originally published in December 2011 in Blog, Uncategorized

Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) ©AGJ on Sketches

Originally published in March 2011 in Blog

The details

Originally published in March 2011 in Blog

Thank you, Kathy Thank you, Dan Thank you, Subhash Thank you, Craig

What will your legacy be?

Originally published in November 2010 in Blog

*9:00 am: This post is dedicated to my friend, Monica Scrivener. She died on Saturday. I found out ten minutes ago on Facebook. In high school, Mon and I used to sit beside each other in art class and make smartass comments. I’m heartbroken. When I’m dead and all physical reminders of the life I [...]

R.I.P. Fess Parker

Originally published in March 2010 in Blog

Newspapers of yore had "Society Pages." By and for women, they tackled everything from recipes and hemline lengths to royal weddings and Hollywood gossip. True to my predecessors, I've lunched with the Lauders, interviewed the Kennedys and deconstructed deviled eggs (as as one would expect of a "pearly girl" and a former editor at Elle). But this blog goes beyond trailing A-listers. Here I get to muddle over human nature and ask all the questions we're thinking when we're not in polite company.