Nadine Bachan

Ol' Talk

Byline: After years of burying her Trinidadian accent, the author reawakens to the richness of her native tongue.

Between the Sea and the Ocean

Going to the beach (or why I can't swim.) CONTACT ME FOR ACCESS TO FULL ESSAY.

A Defence for Selfish Stitches by Nadine Bachan - Canthius

With so many knitters and crocheters pontificating on what it means to be indulgent, it's no wonder that I feel conflicted about making things for myself.

The misnomer of morning sickness

PRINT ISSUE #39: Taste

Two-Player Mode: Me, My Brother, and Our Gaming History

We spent hours, whole evenings, whole weekends, absorbed in 'World of Warcraft.' "Help, it's the boss!" Aneil comes over to the foot of his bed where I'm hunched towards the small screen of his tube television.

Inside the search from hell Canadian millennials must undergo for affordable housing

May-June 2017 Nadine Bachan Four strangers are congregating by my doorway. I cautiously step outside and the most well-dressed of them extends his hand and makes introductions. He's the real-estate agent and the others are his team. I say hello then retreat back inside, listening to the muffled voices outside my window.

Life Filters In: A 21st-Century Introvert

The Crimes and Punishments of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka

True crime essay on two of the most notorious criminals in recent Canadian history.

We'll Walk | Hazlitt

On my brother, Wheels, and living with disabilities. Reprinted in "Wherever I Find Myself: Stories by Canadian Immigrant Women" (Caitlin Press 2017).

BOOK REVIEWS

- Dutiful Illuminations in the Dark: Nadine Bachan Reviews "All Our Ordinary Stories" by Teresa Wong - Hiding (From) Ourselves: A Review by Nadine Bachan of Shani Mootoo's "Polar Vortex"